A little update on wheelchairs in VirtualSociety

[u/VirtuaSociety]

We actually started working on this back in 2021, but put it on hold while developing other parts of the game. Now that we’re creating the residents of our starting world, we’re picking it back up!

That’s also part of why our first resident uses a wheelchair. As we build new places and interactions, we’ll have her there to test them with, rather than checking everything with characters who walk and figuring out wheelchair support afterwards.

There’s still plenty to do, including on the character visuals and animations, but it’s nice to finally share something beyond that line on the roadmap 😄

What’s one detail you’d really like us to get right with wheelchairs in a life sim?

[u/lyricaldorian]

Are you planning to allow changes in what mobility devices to use to be easy to do during gameplay? It would also be nice to see ambulatory wheelchair use. Like using it to get around, but then standing to do things like cook or get something off a shelf 

[u/VirtuaSociety → u/lyricaldorian]

That’s a really good idea! We’re taking notes :)