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Authors: | Di Nezza, Maria* Misiti, Valeria* Di Laura, Francesca* D'Addezio, Giuliana* |
Title: | Escape Volcano: un nuovo gioco geo-scientifico | Other Titles: | Escape Volcano: a new geo-scientific game | Journal: | Miscellanea - INGV | Series/Report no.: | 55 / (2020) | Publisher: | INGV | Issue Date: | 6-Oct-2020 | URL: | http://editoria.rm.ingv.it/miscellanea/2020/miscellanea55/ | Keywords: | dissemination geosciences game gamification volcanic hazards SLD Specific Learning Disabilities or Disorder |
Abstract: | Escape Volcano is a new scientific game that, through a path made of boxes, allows children andteenagers to question themselves and learn about issues related to the Earth Sciences and the risksassociated.The game is the brainchild of the INGV researchers of Rome who designed it, in close collaborationwith students from two thirdyear classes at the “Primo Levi” Scientific High School in Rome, as partof the Alternanza Scuola Lavoro (hereafter ASL) project “Life as a Researcher”; this educationalludicsociety game deals, with the basic knowledge of volcanoes and earthquakes, providing ideas for themitigation of the risks associated with them, with purpose of environmental protection. In thefollowing will be illustrate the different phases that led the transformation of the original idea in toa project, as well as the realization of the “Prototype 00” carried out in the laboratories of the INGV.During the planning phase, the game was designed for boys of secondary school.The results obtained during this test phase, that was carried out for a year in various scientific events,allowed gathering excellent hints, in the terms of scientific content and rules. These advices permittedto improve the game fluidity and made it accessible for players of all ages, as well as for childrenwith different types of disabilities that necessitate special attention. |
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