What Does Scan Rig to Unlock Workstation Mean?

Around the Ishimura, signs labeled Scan RIG to Unlock Wokstation can often be found in Dead Space Remake (2023). Find out what these signs mean, if you can interact with them or scan your RIG, and what the phrase means.

What Does Scan RIG to Unlock Workstation Mean?

Used on Background Props

The phrase “Scan RIG to Unlock Workstation” appears on some background props throughout the Ishimura. These props can't be interacted with and there's no way to actually scan your RIG to gain access to them.

These are simply a part of world-building, and although the phrase reads like a set of instructions, they won't be any help for Isaac during his difficult journey.

Password System of the Future

It's likely that by the time of Dead Space, passwords are a thing of the past, and users of a terminal, etc. would instead scan their RIG as a form of identification.

This explains why Isaac can't interact with them as well; because he's not the intended user, scanning his RIG wouldn't do anything to grant him access to a locked computer or device.

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