WHAT: Rohwer Interactive is an educational gaming environment that allows you to explore or virtually "walk through" a residential barracks block in Rohwer. Use standard gaming controls (WASD) or take the guided tour to explore Block 12 and find tour stops with photos, videos, and descriptions about camp life.

WHEN: The summer of July 1944 was the peak period of occupation at Rohwer. This time period was chosen to illustrate the height of environmental adaptations made by incarcerees. Summer in Rohwer would have been hot and humid. Flower and victory gardens would have been at their peak.

WHERE: There is not enough historical documentation to reconstruct a specific block or neighborhood at Rohwer. Instead, all documentation was compiled to create a representative or typical residential block. The location of Block 12 was chosen because it is partially cleared and wooded.

WHO: Japanese American incarcerees and camp administrators. You will notice that people are not present in the 3D reconstruction. Instead, video and audio accounts are provided in the tour stops to provide first person perspectives and remembrances about camp life.

WHY: If you travel to Rohwer today, very little physical evidence of the camp remains. By combining historical documentation with gaming technology, we are given the opportunity to explore what the camp environment would have looked like.

HOW: Click the button below to download a 500mb installer (EXE file) to run Rohwer Interactive. The visualization runs only on Windows. If it fails to play, or performance appears to be suffering, try selecting a lower graphics quality setting.