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.
We examined values and applications of earthquake and tsunami stone monuments in Tokushima. The results of the study are as follows; (1) the purposes of stone utilization were to hand down records and lessons of earthquake and tsunami to posterity for its "presence", "conspicuousness" and "durability". (2) We recognized three cultural values of earthquake and tsunami stone monuments in Tokushima such as academic material, disaster prevention education material and disaster cultural asset. (3) We found that about 70% of earthquake and tsunami stone monuments in Tokushima have problems of their location and decipherment, and "teaching" function decreased remarkably. On the other hand, some stone monuments signs of their locations and/or explanations in modern Japanese were newly set up. (4) We collected the application cases of the earthquake and tsunami stone monuments in local municipals, areas and primary and junior high schools.
Tsunami disaster prevention of Seto Inland Sea is slow to take action for lack of knowledge of generation mechanism of Tsunami damages. According to previous research papers, there is a possibility of appearance of sudden water level raising and long-term water level fluctuation in sympathetic vibration with characteristic vibration in some bay. Therefore, this study focuses on period characteristics and hazardous sea area. As a result of numerical analysis, temporal period characteristics of each sea area, distribution of largest tsunami heights and time of occurrence, distribution of maximum tsunami velocity and time of occurrence and a map of hazardous sea area are clarified. Moreover, generation mechanisms of Tsunami damages are examined.
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