Development of disaster prevention training system by the fusion of mixed reality and disaster prevention education

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K14108
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09070:Educational technology-related
• Research Institution: Fukui National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Yamato Yuya 福井工業高等専門学校, 環境都市工学科, 准教授 (70831220)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 可視化ツール / 防災教育 / 体験型防災訓練 / グループディスカッション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The researchers developed a simulator for disaster prevention training system and verified effectiveness of group learning for children. The simulator was used to conduct the disaster prevention training system in a virtual space, and the children were asked to confirm their evacuation behavior while discussing how to avoid room with a high risk factor.
As a result of this study, researchers believe that the students were highly motivated to take active actions by actually operating the drill as if it were a game. In addition, there was input and output of knowledge through group learning. The results of this study were presented at one international conferences and two papers were published in international journals.

Free Research Field

教育工学，防災計画，都市計画，建築計画

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

体験型防災訓練のシステム開発を行う本研究は，科学技術と防災教育の融合である．これまでバーチャル技術を用いた教材などはみられるが，動画で視認するにとどまっており，本研究のように，MRを用いてグループ学習による話し合いやジェスチャー操作による体験学習の開発またはその効果は検証されていなかった．MRを用いグループで情報を共有しながら避難行動や避難方法に関する討論を行うことで教育的効果を分析しているものは，今後の防災教育のあり方を述べる研究であり，学術的意義がある．