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Authors: Solarino, Stefano* 
Ferreira, Monica Amaral* 
Musacchio, Gemma* 
Eva, Elena* 
Title: Playing games for risk prevention: design, implementation and testing of serious games in recent European projects UPStrat-MAFA and KnowRISK
Journal: Annals of Geophysics 
Series/Report no.: 3/64 (2021)
Publisher: INGV
Issue Date: 2021
DOI: 10.4401/ag-8436
Keywords: Serious games
Seismic risk mitigation
Prevention
Botton up approach
Education
Subject Classification05.03. Educational, History of Science, Public Issues 
Abstract: In the last decade, bottom-up strategies of risk education have raised importance, making seriousgames to become an alternative or complementary teaching tool for enhancing skills for acollaborative and adaptive response to social-ecological challenges. This study describes issues and challenges of serious games implemented within the framework oftwo European projects, namely UPStrat-MAFA (Urban Disaster Prevention Strategies usingMacroseismic Fields and FAult sources) and KnowRISK (Know your city, Reduce seISmic risKthrough non-structural elements); the goal is to instil in young people a proactive attitude towardsthe mitigation of seismic risk. The games were tested in some dissemination events focussed on fostering seismic riskpreparedness in students and improving good practices. We discuss the performance of our gameseven against more standard approaches to risk education. Our experience shows a rise of students’engagement compared to standard learning activities. The games were effective as students wereable to grasp the most relevant actions to reduce risk
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