Step 1 - BUILD

Get Started With COGS

OPen COGS and start CREATING

COGS show control software setup screen showing project creation and pre-launch checklist

  • Quickly and easily create automated interactions within the app using all kinds of inputs & outputs. No need to program hardware.

    After opening, it’s super easy to edit things even if you didn’t create the show yourself.

  • The app manages your logic steps, timers, hints, audio, images, video, lighting & more!

    Our software can run on Mac, Windows & Linux.

  • Create different story paths, difficulty ratings or lighting levels for dynamic experiences that can be altered on the fly.

  • Test all your show logic works virtually in the app before buying a licence or any hardware. You can do it all from your bedroom.

TAKE YOUR FIRST LESSON

YOUR FUTURE TOOLBOX

  • ADD CHANNELS

  • COGS show control behaviours interface showing scene setup and programming options

    EASY LOGIC BUILDER

  • COGS show control workflow interface showing pre-show, show scenes and behaviour logic for an escape room

    SIMULATOR

  • ADD AUDIO & VISUAL

  • COGS customisable operator dashboard with scene variables and controls for an escape room show

    CUSTOMISE DASHBOARDS

  • COGS media master interface showing custom video content and timer display for an immersive experience

    TIMER & HINT SCREEN EDITOR

  • COGS DMX lighting control interface showing channel management for an escape room or immersive show

    EASY DMX PROGRAMMER

  • COGS behaviours programming interface showing scene logic and automation setup for show control

    ZIGBEE, MIDI & OSC CONNECTIONS

  • COGS show control logic interface showing RFID fuel rod puzzle conditions and scene finish triggers

    CUSTOM OPTIONS

COGS user community on Discord sharing escape room prop builds and show control project ideas
COGS show control programming interface with logic blocks and hardware setup in an escape room build
Setting up a COGS show control network with hardware components

TRAINING & SUPPORT

We’re here get your show up & running and to keep it running. Our team is ready to answer your questions.

Watch our tutorials, read the knowledge base and join the discord server to ask our community of users (including the makers of COGS) about anything you need to know.

JOIN OUR DISCORD
WATCH THE TUTORIALS

Step 2 - CONNECT

COGS hardware masters including Motor, RFID and DC Master control modules for show control systems
COGS hardware master showing Ethernet port and numbered terminal block connections
Network switch with Ethernet cables for COGS show control hardware setup

ADD OUR HARDWARE

Our plug & play hardware can connect all kinds of inputs & outputs to the software with minimal setup

  • Say goodbye to using a PLC/Arduino/Control Box for every prop. Our boxes hold no logic. Instead they take all their cues from the software over a Local Area Network.

  • Using your local area network, the software will identify a box automatically, ready for pairing. Swap, re-patch or re-configure easily.

  • Each box controls multiple channels of their specific type, allowing you to share boxes across many props. You may only need a few.

    • Switches

    • Digital & Analog Sensors

    • Magnetic locks

    • Lights

    • DC Motors

    • Servos

    • RFID Readers

    • Relays

    • DMX

    • Arduino/Raspberry Pi projects

    • Off the shelf electronic props

    • And more!

COGS show control network diagram showing connected devices and input output channel types
TAKE THE HARDWARE TOUR

PLUG & PLAY

  • Installing COGS show control network with Ethernet connections and hardware setup

    CONNECT INPUTS & OUTPUTS

  • PATCH YOUR CHANNELS

  • COGS connect interface showing hardware master pairing for Digital, Sensor, DC and Media Masters

    SIMPLE TO PAIR OUR HARDWARE

  • DIAGNOSTICS

Step 3

RUN

Put your feet up on the dash

As COGS does all the show running, operators can concentrate on giving the best experience with customised controls

COGS operator dashboard showing live show control for an escape room with scene and hint management

  • See exactly how a puzzle is being solved with live feedback from your sensors, allowing your operators to give an apt hint.

  • Send preset or custom text hints to a screen in chosen font, colour scheme etc.

    Present your timer, images & video

    Control the timer dynamically using behaviours e.g. start, pause or remove time in response to a puzzle

  • Sensor in a prop broken? No problem, just skip the puzzle at the right time and your players are none the wiser

    Need to test a maglock, motor or switch? Everything can be individually controlled or monitored from the software

  • Multiple users can beam into any COGS project on the same LAN or over the internet

  • Setup difficulty, game modes, global volume levels or lighting levels to suit the players at any point in the game.

    You can even have alternate rules or paths for different numbers of players, all at the click of a mouse.

  • Fully customisable to your show

    Ensures operators will always setup the rooms correctly everytime

    If any prop is in the wrong position or any door not locked, you’ll know

TALK TO US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT