1. Disaster Dynamics: The Hurricane Landfall Game Seth McGinnis Institute for the Study of Science and Environment (ISSE) Nov. 8, 2005

2. http://swiki.ucar.edu/dd Overview Serious Games Educational Objectives Design Constraints The Game The Hurricane Landfall Game is a four-player virtual strategy game about the interaction between natural disasters and urban planning. Students who play the game learn about hazard management through role-playing, negotiation, and experiencing the sometimes unintended consequences of their decisions.

3. http://swiki.ucar.edu/dd Why Serious Games? Engaging Experiential Learning Structure Matches Content Soft Failure Topsight Practice Surprise

4. http://swiki.ucar.edu/dd Educational Objectives Target Audience –Undergraduates –Future emergency managers –Future urban planners –Distance learning students Teaching Goals –Complex Systems & Systems Thinking –Human-Environment Interactions –Negotiation & Collaboration –Decision-Making Under Uncertainty –Importance of Recovery, Big/Long Picture

5. http://swiki.ucar.edu/dd Design Constraints Teaching Goals Target Audience Minimal Requirements Multiplayer Fun!

6. http://swiki.ucar.edu/dd The Game Gameplay –Propose Projects –Negotiate –Vote 4 players/game 45 minutes/turn A networked virtual strategy boardgame where players take on different roles in a small town on the coast. They must negotiate community responses to hurricanes and other extreme events. Their land-use decisions are played out over many years and different situations.

7. http://swiki.ucar.edu/dd DEMO!