Dr.

Catherine Petroff, University of Washington - July 22, 2007

UW Educational Outreach – Tsunami Science & Preparedness Program (Su 07)

Ice Breaker Exercise –

The Stop Disasters Game
UN/ISDR

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About the Stop Disasters Game:

It is sponsored by UN/ISDR (the United Nations and the International Strategy
for Disaster Reduction )What is the ISDR?
ISDR stands for International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
It covers several types of hazards:
The Strategy brings many organisations, universities, institutions
Fires, flood, hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis
together for a common objective: reducing the number of dead and
What age group is it aiminginjured
for?by disasters triggered by natural hazards.
The core audience is 9-16 year old children but adults can play as well.
To Play the Stop Disasters game what do you need?
Anyone with internet access can download and play the Stop Disasters game
Do you need a special computer?
A Mac, PC or Linux based computer with screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels,
an up-to-date browser and Flash Player Version 7 or higher
How long does the game take?
Each scenario takes between 10 and 20 minutes to play, There are five scenarios
to play, and each can be played on easy, medium or hard difficulty levels.
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Game Play
Game play is based on completing a mission –
• Building a school
• Housing the population
• Minimizing casualties and damages

You complete the mission by using controls to:

• Build defenses and take preparatory actions
• Develop the game area (demolish, relocate or build structures)
• Educate and inform the public
• You will have budget and time constraints

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Lecture Title: References

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UW Educational Outreach – Tsunami Science & Preparedness Program (Su 07)

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UW Educational Outreach – Tsunami Science & Preparedness Program (Su 07)

Let’s see how it works:

http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/

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