Earth Girl Saves the Day: A Computer Game Prototype about Earth Hazards

摘要

Earth Girl is the story of an Asian girl who can save her family and friends from natural hazards. The story is being developed as a computer game and an animated short. This paper presents the design philosophy and progress report on the single level game prototype, one that is meant to help players gain a better understanding of natural hazards through imaginative and fun game play. Earth Girl the computer game seeks to raise the regional awareness of Earth hazards while providing simple but engaging game play that is as fun as it is culturally sensitive and based on scientific fact.