The Waymaker

An Interactive Storytelling Game for Understanding Vulnerability

How can we better understand the overlapping vulnerabilities that people face each day? Can data-driven advocacy be strengthened with stories?

The Waymaker is a story-driven game that delves into the lived realities of vulnerable populations, and explores how their resilience can be strengthened through more responsive, inclusive, and data-informed support systems.

In the game, participants engage with different personas representing informal workers and navigate a range of life scenarios — from a health crisis, climate-related events to sudden loss of livelihood. Through strategic decision-making, players help safeguard the personas their health, income, and overall wellbeing in the face of adversity.

By blending narrative with quantitative insights, the game equips players—across the advocacy ecosystem—with a grounded understanding of vulnerability and its intersectional nature. Designed for policymakers, advocacy professionals, and citizens, the game offers an immersive journey into the challenges and risks vulnerable populations face.

This tool equips stakeholders with a nuanced, evidence-based understanding of the vulnerabilities faced by informal workers, supporting more inclusive and impactful policy advocacy. By transforming fragmented data into an interactive format, it brings to light often-overlooked challenges and supports systemic change within the wider ecosystem of vulnerability.

For more information or to explore collaboration opportunities, please contact us at info@fieldsofview.in.