Game-based evacuation drill using real world edutainment

Abstract

Purpose -Traditional evacuation drill is monotonous. Therefore, evacuation drill should be diversified to get more people interested in disaster prevention. Our idea is game-based evacuation drill using real world edutainment (RWE). This paper aims at clarifying how RWE-based evacuation drill is realized. Design/methodology/approach -RWE provides experiential learning as the integration of edutainment and the real world. An RWE system works on a tablet PC and presents digital contents associated with learning scenes (e.g. real world locations) according to a branched storyline. Findings -Story (branched storyline), indirect/direct competition, and augmented reality content provide multi-ending and flexible instructional support and are helpful for diversifying evacuation drill. Research limitations/implications -RWE-based evacuation drill could be accepted by more people, but a branched storyline should be carefully refined to achieve maximum effect. Social implications -RWE-based evacuation drill could open up diversification of disaster prevention education. Originality/value -The originality of this study is to integrate edutainment, the real world, and evacuation drill. In the long run, this study could be helpful to save lives when a natural catastrophe (e.g. large earthquake) occurs.

Game Education of Disaster Mitigation: A Systematic Literature Review

“…As example, heavy equipment technology in evacuating landslide disaster victim, rubber boat technology in evacuating flood victim and many others. While technology based on computer are as follow: disaster management information system [13], geographical information system (GIS) in disaster mapping and evacuation [14], remote sensing system in monitoring and predicting disaster cause [14] and of course multimedia in educating people in disaster mitigation [15], [16]. The multimedia employed in educating community vulnerable to disaster can be performed using animation method, film and video game [15], [16].…”

“…While technology based on computer are as follow: disaster management information system [13], geographical information system (GIS) in disaster mapping and evacuation [14], remote sensing system in monitoring and predicting disaster cause [14] and of course multimedia in educating people in disaster mitigation [15], [16]. The multimedia employed in educating community vulnerable to disaster can be performed using animation method, film and video game [15], [16]. Educative disaster mitigation can eventually be performed either in conventional or computer based technology.…”

“…This type of video game for disaster mitigation has been studied in few studies. Some of them were game as education media of earthquake disaster [15], [24], [25], flood [26] (Tsai, Chang, Kao, & Kang, 2015), landslide, fire, volcano eruption and others. In fact, there is a video game specifically aimed to be designed for earthquake mitigation for children with special need, autism [24].…”

Game-based evacuation drill using augmented reality and head-mounted display

“…Therefore, we thought that evacuation drills should be more realistic and interactive. As a result, we developed a game-based evacuation drill (GBED) system that focuses on situational and audio-visual realities and scenario-based interactivity (Mitsuhara et al , 2013).…”

“…To improve visual reality, we adopted markerless augmented reality (AR) as a new digital material in the GBED system (Mitsuhara et al , 2013). The AR material superimposes a background-transparent image onto the real-time vision captured by the tablet computer’s camera.…”