Earth Girl: A Multi-cultural Game about Natural Disaster Prevention and Resilience

摘要

Earth Girl: The Natural Disaster Fighter is an edutainment digital game featuring a girl who can save her family and friends from natural hazards. The scenario and game play are inspired by the challenges faced by communities living in the Asian regions prone to earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding and volcano hazards. The Earth Girl game is meant to help players to gain a better understanding of natural hazards through imaginative and fun game play. The game was developed in English and translated to Indonesian, Japanese and Chinese. It runs on any Hash-enabled browser and was user-tested in Southeast Asia with positive results and feedback.