Oh right, I think the wetsuit scene kind of blanked out everything else in my mind!

Hm! Interesting. I see the problem with ending it at that, but I see the potential of using a game like this as a starting point at least.

Do you by any chance know of any empathy games that would be appropriate for teenagers, especially kids whose first language is not English? I did a bit of googling and didn't find anything right off the bat. The one you linked is probably too arty for my group.