Escape Volcano: un nuovo gioco geo-scientifico

Abstract

Escape Volcano is a new scientific game that, through a path made of boxes, allows children and teenagers to question themselves and learn about issues related to the Earth Sciences and the risks associated. The game is the brainchild of the INGV researchers of Rome who designed it, in close collaboration with students from two thirdyear classes at the “Primo Levi” Scientific High School in Rome, as part of the Alternanza Scuola Lavoro (hereafter ASL) project “Life as a Researcher”; this educationalludic society game deals, with the basic knowledge of volcanoes and earthquakes, providing ideas for the mitigation of the risks associated with them, with purpose of environmental protection. In the following will be illustrate the different phases that led the transformation of the original idea in to a 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 permitted to improve the game fluidity and made it accessible for players of all ages, as well as for children with different types of disabilities that necessitate special attention.