Disaster Lab!


Learn safety through disasters.

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About the Game


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.

Motivation


No.1 Bridge the Knowledge Gap

Chemistry lab safety rules are very important, yet easily being forgotten and not always being explicitly taught.

No.2 Learn Right from Wrong

We would like to help students master the right rules by doing wrong practices and triggering disastrous effects.

Process


1. Ideation

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.

2. Prototyping

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.

3. Play-testing

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.

4. Evaluation

We gathered qualitative feedback from subject matter of expertise, such as professors from CMU Entertainment Technology Center and professionals from Shells' Game.

Goals


Conceptual Knowledge

  • 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.

Procedural Skills

  • 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.

Dispositions

  • 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

Ideation


Idea 01

Escape Game

Idea 02

2D Platformer

Idea 03

Battle Game


Team


Developer

Hao Li

Unity 2D Game Development, CTA

Instructional Designer

Qianhui Sun

Game Design, Visual Design, Ideation

Game Designer

Xiaofei Zhou

Project management, CTA, instructional design

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