Campus Radar · Earlier concept
This is an earlier idea, not a service. See the device in development or get updates.
The library to the dorm. Campus Radar explored helping chosen contacts notice a missed arrival. It is not available as a safety feature or in Tripwire Recon.
The job
The category bifurcates into two exhausted poses. Both fail the people we’re trying to serve.
Press a button when something goes wrong. But by the time the threat closes, you may not be able to press anything — and the dispatcher is a stranger.
Always-on tracking that families never opted into and that a single data breach exposes. You’re found in emergencies and tracked the rest of the time.
The earlier goal was to give chosen contacts useful context before a person could ask for help. That is a development intention, not a proven safety outcome.
Earlier design
The idea was to let each person choose contacts who would notice. All participants would need to consent; those controls are not available.
The proposed check-in would cover a familiar walk, such as library to dorm or bar to pickup. That feature is not built or included in the game.
A quiet alert after a missed check-in was the intended feature. There is no available contact-alert or dispatch service.
Possible future campus use
Why now
We don’t name victims. The families have done that work, and what they ask for is action, not commercialization. These are the situations being studied. A product that does not exist yet did not change these outcomes.
The Baton Rouge case, 2023. A senior leaves a bar. She gets into a vehicle she thought was her ride. None of her friends know. None of them have a way to know — until the morning.
The library-to-dorm pattern, every campus. Someone leaves at 11pm for a 12-minute walk. The walk takes 35 minutes. By the time anyone notices, it’s 8am.
“I’m walking home.” The text becomes evidence later. The roommate check-in habit is what we are trying to make more reliable. That layer is not built yet.
These situations informed the earlier design. We do not claim an unbuilt radar would have changed the outcome.
Common questions
Campus Radar proposed short, voluntary check-ins rather than continuous tracking. The sharing and privacy rules would need development and review; this is not an available service.
The intended feature would notify chosen contacts after a missed check-in. That feature is not available, so students should not rely on it for alerts or emergency response.
No. Sharing through coverage gaps was a development goal. There is no available Campus Radar network in dorms, garages, or tunnels.
Not yet. No named New Orleans university has agreed to a Campus Radar test. If you run residence life or a student group in New Orleans and want to talk about a future test, use the contact form.
Tripwire Recon is a separate free location game. Campus Radar is an earlier check-in concept, not a feature in the game. The device is our current focus.
Tripwire Recon is a separate free location game. Campus Radar is not available, and no campus-service pricing or pilot offer is announced. Contact us with questions about the earlier concept.
Tripwire Recon is a separate free location game. Campus Radar is an earlier concept, not a safety feature in the game. Follow our product development for updates.