Understanding the H-1B Realities: A Simulation Built from Real Immigrant Stories

What if the H-1B visa experience — the lottery, the waiting, the uncertainty about whether to buy a sofa or commit to a relationship — could be experienced in a game? Journalist and game developer Alison Yang did exactly that. Yang talks to Immigration Nerds host, Lauren Clarke, about her upcoming simulation game h1b.life , which drops players into the daily reality of navigating the U.S.…