This 2D platformer game is teaching chemistry lab safety rules through various possible ways of disasters. The dramatic effects could leave deep impression on players and help them remember.
Chemistry lab safety rules are very important, yet easily being forgotten and not always being explicitly taught.
We would like to help students master the right rules by doing wrong practices and triggering disastrous effects.
We used parallel design and prototyped 2 ideas at the same time and gathered qualitative feedback from players before we decided to move on with the platformer game idea.
We designed a long paper prototype as the canvas to do play-testing. We also designed a paper controller and a frame to give players a more authentic feeling.
We invited CMU HCII grad students who are experienced in various kinds of user testing to play-test. Our next step is to play-test on middle school students who are our target players.
We gathered qualitative feedback from subject matter of expertise, such as professors from CMU Entertainment Technology Center and professionals from Shells' Game.
Recognize common dangerous chemicals (flammables, strong acid & base, compressed gases and etc.)
Recognize incorrect operation of dangerous equipment and chemical reagents.
Recognize safety equipment in a lab, including goggles, gloves and safe suits.
Given a chemistry laboratory with common equipment, players will learn to identify unsafe behaviors, inappropriate environment settings and unsafe equipment operation.
Given potentially dangerous experiments, players will learn to identify proper operation and necessary equipment to ensure safety.
Put lab safety as top priority
Be respectful for chemical lab environment and keep it clean
Take responsibility to point out safety issues in labs
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