The potential use of location-based mobile game application toward disaster education for regional disaster prevention
Masaya Uesugi,
Toshiyuki Moriyama,
Kazutaka Koyama
et al.
Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential use of location-based mobile game application toward disaster education for regional disaster prevention. The application "Bosai-Go!2.0" was designed to motivate users to explore and understand hazard risks in their communities by introducing gamification. Players are provided with various regional hazard maps through their mobile application, allowing them to score points on visits to specific sites, such as hazardous spots and evacuation shelters. Based o… Show more
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