Players will take on the role of “citizen scientists” as they explore Henry David Thoreau’s contributions to our scientific understanding of the environment at Walden Pond and the effects of climate changes on that environment over the past 150 years.

Play as Henry David Thoreau and engage with historical and modern questions of slavery, abolition, and freedom, discovering the power of civic actions that are authentic, responsible, and informed.

Playing as Henry David Thoreau, players take a mindful walk around Walden Pond, stopping to appreciate the virtual environment around them. As they explore, they will cultivate skills for being “awake” in the present moment.

Explore the woods as Henry David Thoreau, seeking traces of the individuals and groups who lived in the area before and during his time there and reflecting on the stories in our histories that are not always told.

Play as Henry David Thoreau as you attend to his basic needs of life in the woods, exploring his thoughts on self-reliant living and his critique of materialism in early industrial society in America.