Earth Girl Volcano is our new interactive game about making strategic decisions that minimize risk in communities exposed to volcanic hazards. This casual strategy game is focused on hazard preparedness and response skills, and it was developed by an interdisciplinary team. The game is inspired by real-life situations in communities located near volcanoes throughout the Pacific Ring of Fire. The game allows players to prepare for emergency evacuations and respond during volcanic hazards such as ash fall, mudflows and burning clouds. The simple and straightforward gameplay engages our core audience of 7-13 kids and adults.

Volcanoes are majestic but they also pose a serious hazard to nearby communities, and the Earth Girl Volcano app provides an environment for proactive learning about volcanic risk. Players can experience and explore a variety of volcanic hazards and evacuation scenarios including lightly populated small villages, towns with high-rise buildings and even industrial parks. Players can explore, think and experiment outside the traditional learning setting. This makes Earth Girl Volcano the perfect companion for informal learning about volcanic risk, disaster management and preparedness.

The side-scrolling game has colorful graphics with nine environments at three levels of difficulty each, for a total of 27 unique experiences. The game runs on computers (Windows or iOS) and tablets (Android or iOS). The game is available in a few languages including English, Spanish and Italian. Other versions are in the works.

Credits

GAME DESIGN
Isaac Kerlow

PROGRAMMING
Seah WenKai
Zel Ang

USER INTERFACE DESIGN
Isaac Kerlow

TECHNICAL ARTIST
Faye Lim Ying Yuan

EARLY PROTOTYPING
Kim Van

LEAD ARTIST
Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong

LEVEL DESIGN
Faye Lim Ying Yuan
Isaac Kerlow
Lisa Lim Yan Xin

PRODUCTION COORDINATION
Antoinette Jade
Jingqin Tioranu
Victor Chan

CHARACTER ANIMATION
Chong Yuan Rong
Indra Audi Bin Kassim
Siow Huibin
Lee Ming Rou
Michelle Ong
Lya Bte Rezuan
Yu Ting

EFFECTS ANIMATION
Mark Cheung
Faye Lim Ying Yuan
Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong

CHARACTER DESIGN
Sheryl Au
Lai Hui Li
Indra Audi Bin Kassim
Michelle Ong
Lya Bte Rezuan
Yu Ting

ART TEAM
Fatimah Azzahraa Bte Alias
Sheryl Au
Chan Min Yu
Chong Yuan Rong
Rachel Goh
Jeneieve Ho
Indra Audi Bin Kassim
Lee Ming Rou
Elaine Lim
Clarence Ng
Angela Ong
Michelle Ong
Tyme Justine Quek
Redha Rahimi
Jessica Tan
Shermaine Tan
Siow Huibin
Wang Xin
Yu Ting

SOUND AND MUSIC
Jeremy Goh

TESTING AND QUALITY
CONTROL
Faye Lim Ying Yuan
Lisa Lim Yan Xin
Lee Jia Min
Seah Cheng
Yeo Shu Hui

ADDITIONAL TESTING
Gabriela Pedroso
Christina He
Ryan Christian Misson
Yan Yi

VILLAGERS’ DIALOGS BY
Isaac Kerlow
Lisa Lim Yan Xin
Lee Jia Min
Seah Cheng
Yeo Shu Hui

IN COLLABORATION WITH
EOS Volcano Group

THANKS TO
Jacques Frety
Wendy Tan
Chris Newhall
Fidel Costa
Susanna Jenkins
Helena Albert Minguez
Benoit Taisne
Caroline Bouvet
Florian Schwandner
Chris Harpel
Dawn Sweeny
Gareth Fabbro
Li Weiran Alex
Stephen Pansino
Fabio Manta
Dorianne Tailpied
Gabriela Pedroso
Kerry Sieh
Jonah Yong
Humza Akhtar
Adam Switzer
Cheng Hoon Khoo
David Higgit

PRODUCED BY
Isaac Kerlow

INTERNSHIP PARTNERS
Nanyang Polytechnic / SIDM
NTU Asian School of the Environment

THIS RESEARCH PROJECT WAS INITIALLY FUNDED BY
National Research Foundation
Nanyang Technological University
Ministry of Education
AXA Research Fund