Games and Experiences

Explore interactive games, conversations, and virtual experiences designed to help you learn more about water: how it moves, how we use it, and why it matters. From browser-based games and water-focused chatbots to a virtual water treatment facility tour, these experiences invite you to discover, play, and learn at your own pace.

All games and experiences are modular and customizable. They can be mixed and matched across events and exhibits, allowing communities to shape the content, tone, and focus to reflect their local water histories, needs, and priorities.

For community partners setting up an exhibit, our exhibit instruction manual includes detailed step-by-step instructions, photos, videos, and helpful tips for the setup process.

Immersive and Experiential Media

Flow Forward VR Game

Advanced Water Purification

A virtual reality headset and desktop (coming soon) experience where participants ride a nanosub through the pipes of an Advanced Water Purification (AWP) plant, battling contaminants and learning how water is cleaned, purified, and tested for safety. Watch a gameplay demo.

Blue the water dropped character dressed as an engineer, wearing a hard hat and construction vest, and holding a wrench.

360° Virtual Tour

Advanced Water Purification

An interactive 360° tour lets users explore an AWP plant step-by-step through panoramic scenes and pop-up explanations. It offers an accessible way to see how recycled water becomes safe drinking water.

Being Water Game

An interactive screen-based experience where participants become a "water spirit" and travel through different water forms and uses across Arizona, performing tasks and learning about the water cycle and conservation.

Blue the water drop character with a text bubble containing three dots above his head.

Arizona Water Chatbot

A chatbot where community members can ask questions about water in Arizona and receive real-time answers through the Arizona Water Chatbot. Designed to make water topics accessible and engaging for all ages.

River the water spirit character with a text bubble containing three dots above her head.

Riverbot

A chatbot that helps users explore local river systems through story and place-based knowledge. It encourages relational learning, inviting users to see waterways as connected to community, culture, and future stewardship.

Riverbot's Song: "Why Does Water Matter?"

Hear what happened when someone turned RiverBot's poetic response into a song and music video—showcasing an unexpected collaboration between human creativity and AI that lets the river's voice truly sing in Why Does Water Matter?"

Interactive Games and Simulations

Build a Facility

Advanced Water Purification

A game where users assemble a water treatment plant by placing process steps in the correct order. It introduces core treatment stages, highlights their unique functions, and shows how different water sources move through the system.

A bubble with ripply edges divided in two, with Myth written on the top half and Fact written on the bottom.

Water Myth vs Fact Game

A game that invites visitors to test their knowledge by sorting water-related statements into "myth" or "fact." Content highlights water issues in Arizona and can be customized to reflect local concerns.

Four /images in a grid: A tablet, a squash veggie, a potted plant, and a fish

Water Saving Game

This choice-based game challenges players to reduce water use by making decisions at both local and global scales. Along the way, it highlights conservation strategies and shows how small changes can add up to meaningful impact.

A pixel art style verison of Blue the water drop character wearing a cape and flying

Water Adventure

Created by Cleveland Williams for the UXP 101 class, this adventure game follows Blue, a water-drop hero, on a quest to rescue their missing friends. Explore the world, solve challenges, and answer questions about water.

Stories of Place and Water

An illustration of water, mountains, a road, and homes.

Agua Fria Mural

A mural depicting local water sources and cultural patterns unique to the region. It invites participants to visualize how community stories and landscapes connect to the area's water systems.

A landscape with mountains and water in the background, and wildflowers in the foreground.

Community Storymap

A digital map that layers community narratives with local water sources, infrastructure, and landscapes. It helps users explore how experiences and water systems intersect across the region.

A timeline with a wave of water going through the middle.

Localized Timeline

A customizable timeline exhibit that explores the history of water in Arizona with a focus on the host community's local water milestones, challenges, and achievements.

Participatory and Civic Engagement Tools

Community Mural

A collaborative mural inspired by local water sources and regional culture. Visitors are invited to add their own creative touch, contributing stories, symbols, and memories that reflect how water connects our community and landscape.

Letters to Water

A reflection table where visitors select a postcard and write or draw a message to water to express gratitude, recall memories, or honor its role in their lives and communities.

A smilling girl with pen and paper in her hands.

Water Pledge Station

A station where visitors share one action they will take to support their community's water future, contributing to a collective display of commitments and care.

The city of Phoenix in the evening with hills and a sunset in the background.

"Real Water" Education Experience for Real Estate Practitioners

We are currently in development on an interactive digital education portal featuring expert-informed curriculum, multimedia learning modules, and a "Real Water Savvy" certification for real estate licensees. By strengthening water literacy among more than 83,000 real estate licensees, this project aims to empower professionals to better guide buyers and sellers on water issues, ultimately supporting groundwater protection, informed decision-making, and long-term water resilience in Arizona.