Educational game as interactive learning for hurricane safety

Abstract

Learning natural disaster safety is important to equip human with awareness and preparedness if the disaster happens. Hurricane is an extreme and dangerous natural disaster which can cause loss of property and life. However, the disaster safety learning in Malaysia only covers flood, earthquake and fire. There is no safety learning to teach hurricane in Malaysia yet. Due to that, Malaysians are still lack in preparedness for emergencies and natural disaster, especially in hurricane since only few games are available. In addition, the development and research of the instructional games based on natural disaster are still lacking. Hence, this study proposes the development of learning hurricane safety using game-based learning technique. The methodology uses Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC). A usability testing and functionality testing has conducted to test the usability and functionality of the game. Results indicate that 90% of the game participants are able to learn hurricane disaster safety effectively.