When a session ends, the room needs to go back to how it started: locks re-locked, props returned, lights reset, and game values cleared. ARC handles this with the Game Reset System. Instead of walking the room and checking every prop by hand, you press one button and ARC tracks each device until the room is ready for the next group.
Starting a reset
On the Control page, press Reset in the control dock. This opens the Game Reset System, which lists every device that takes part in the reset and shows where each one stands.
Before reset
Some games ask you to confirm the session details before the reset begins. This Before reset gate is a quick checkpoint: if you have not yet recorded the session information (such as the group size), ARC prompts you here so the run is captured correctly before the room is wiped. Fill in what is needed and continue.
Capture the run first
The Before reset gate exists so a finished session is not lost. Once you reset, the game values are cleared — so confirm the session details here if you are asked.
Per-device reset statuses
The Game Reset System shows a status for each device so you can see exactly what is still pending. The statuses you will see are:
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Needs reset | The device is not yet back to its starting state. |
| Reset command sent | ARC has sent the reset command and is waiting for the device to confirm. |
| Awaiting data | ARC is waiting to hear the device’s current state. |
| Manual reset required | The device cannot be reset automatically — someone has to set it by hand (for example, replacing a physical prop). |
| Reset | The device is back to its starting state and ready. |
Manual reset required means hands-on
A device marked Manual reset required will not clear itself. Go into the room and physically return that prop or lock to its starting state, then the system updates.
Tracking progress
As devices come back to their starting state, the Game Reset System counts them off with a progress readout — for example, “4 of 7 reset” — so you always know how close the room is to ready. While the reset is running, a Resetting Room overlay appears, showing how many devices are still outstanding. When the count reaches the total, the room is reset and ready for the next group.
Reset a room step by step
- End the session, then press Reset in the control dock to open the Game Reset System.
- If you are asked, complete the Before reset session details so the finished run is recorded.
- Watch the device list. ARC resets devices automatically and updates each status as it goes.
- Handle anything marked Manual reset required by returning that prop or lock by hand in the room.
- Follow the running count (for example, "4 of 7 reset") until every device reads Reset and the Resetting Room overlay clears.
- The room is ready. Set up for the next group and start their session.
Reset Anyway
Occasionally a device stays stuck — it is offline, a sensor is not reporting, or a prop genuinely needs hands-on attention you will deal with later. When you cannot wait for every device, press Reset Anyway to finish the reset and move on without the pending devices.
Check the room before Reset Anyway
Reset Anyway skips the devices that have not confirmed. Make sure those props or locks really are in their starting state before you start the next group — anything still set from the last game can hand the next team an unfair advantage or a broken puzzle.Where to go next
- Running a Game — start the next session once the room is reset.
- Displays and Audio — confirm displays are online before the next group.
- The Control Page — the full live workspace at a glance.