Navigating Rensselaer and Beyond

Navigating Rensselaer and Beyond is a first-person game that puts the player in the shoes of an RPI student tasked with navigating the campus in their wheelchair. Our goal was to show players the challenges that a handicapable student might face in their day to day life at RPI. While its not an exact simulation, our game fosters empathy by putting the player through these struggles and shows potential consequences for circumstances that are out of their control (GPA, tardiness, etc.) This was a ...