ERIC Number: EJ1464550
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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ISSN: ISSN-1741-5659
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Game-Based Evacuation Drill Using Real World Edutainment
Hiroyuki Mitsuhara; Takahide Sumikawa; Jun Miyashita; Kazuhisa Iwaka; Yasunori Kozuki
Interactive Technology and Smart Education, v10 n3 p194-210 2013
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.
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Game Based Learning, Drills (Practice), Educational Games, Experiential Learning, Computer Simulation, Story Telling, Competition, Video Games, Computer Assisted Instruction, Safety Education
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Language: English
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