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INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
Disaster may occur anywhere and at any time and disables the
capability of existing resources to deal with. Although it leads to some extensive
human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, appropriate
disaster mitigation and reduce reduction activities could reduce the effects of
them. (Radjak, A., & Redmond, A., 2014)
Smartphones are very in demand in today’s generation.In year 2019,
around 63.4 % of the people in the worldare using mobile device especially
smart phones from personal and business use. Games are one of the attractive
features of this device. It also lessens the boredom from work and daily
stressful life. The different version, styles and story of games makes the
common user curious to explore and enjoy from it.
The study is all about developing a disaster risk adventure game for
smartphones to be able to engage players how to prepare to reduce all risks of
natural hazards-induced disasters and to protect themselves and people around
them during the disasters. A disaster risk reduction adventure gaming app which
aims to pass every challenging levels and to gain scores from it, as the player
interacts with the game. Since player is been dealing with the adventure, the
interactive features, and graphics might help to be able to generate a good
gaming output. By installing this game in your android tablets or smartphones,

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you will help to give awareness, fun and new knowledge to yourself about
disasters. Using GameMaker: Studio software, we can design a game that is
ideal for every player in our community.
According to Aghaei, N., Seyedin, H., & Sanaeinasab, H. (2018). A
disaster is a product of the interaction of hazard and the vulnerability conditions
of the society or elements exposed.Which focuses on mitigation and risk
reduction.
Based on the study conducted by the researchers, the current system of
Saint Bernard Southern Leyte uses a manual system in conducting orientation
about disaster risk reduction using the instructional material of the
speakers/lecturer which is the old method of lecturing like using books, Visual
aids, board and handouts. This matter happens when the speakers/lecturers
wants to conduct an activity/discussions to the students and residence. The
manual system of Saint Bernard Southern Leyte is inconvenient for the students
and residence. The operation of the system is by discussing the
student/residence through the use of books, visual aids and handouts.
The researchers proposed to build a capstone project for the awareness
in disaster risk reduction through game. The proposed game used GameMaker:
Studio software to develop a Disaster Risk Reduction Adventure game for all the
gamers.
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Objectives of the study
This study aimed to design and develop a Disaster Risk Reduction
Adventure gaming app to provide an easy way of preparing to reduce
disasters.
The specific objectives were the following:
1. Identify the strength and weaknesses of the frequently played
electronic game.
2. To innovate the features of the existing frequently played electronic
game.
3. To evaluate the significant difference between the frequently-played
existing and proposed games in terms of:
3.1 Performance; and
3.2 Maintainability
Significance of the study
The result of this research will benefit the following:
Students. The students will be more interested as they would expose to new
learning process or system. It will also mould their learning and understanding in
the different concepts of every disaster as they are preparing for the incoming
happening in the future.

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Households. The residences will aware and broaden their knowledge about
disasters.
Future Researchers. The research will guide them as a reference in the future
whenever they will conduct a research as well as improving the system.
Researchers. The study will broaden their knowledge about the system and its
benefits.
Definition of Terms
To avoid problems in understanding of terms used, the following are
defined operationally and conceptually.
Educational Game- An educational game is game designed to teach humans
about a specific subject and to teach them a skill.
Mobile- It is a modern technology or cell phone, usually one with computing
ability, or a portable wireless computing device used while held in the hand, or
other device that is made for portability, and is therefore both compact and
lightweight.
GameMaker:Studio- It is a cross-platform game engine developed by YoYo
Games. GameMaker accommodates the creation of cross-platform and multi-

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genre video games using a custom drag-and-drop visual programming
language or a scripting language known as Game Maker Language, which can
be used to develop more advanced games that could not be created just by
using the drag and drop features.
Adventure Game- It is a type of video game in which the participant plays a
fantasy role in an episodic adventure story.
Disaster- It is a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe
that causes great damage or loss of life.
Maintainability- A category in a questionnaire where shows the features of the
system that can be maintained or to be maintained.
Performance- It is a category in a questionnaire where shows the features of
the system.
Delimitation of the study
The researchers proposed a system focused only in developing a game
about disaster. The delimitation of this study is the user will play the game and
pass the different challenging levels. The game is designed in a way that
ensures the participants gain an improved understanding about disaster and also
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helps them reflect on how they, as individuals, make decisions and
position themselves in relation to each other.

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Background of the study

capability of existing resources to deal with. Although it leads to some extensive

human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, appropriate

them. (Radjak, A., & Redmond, A., 2014)

Smartphones are very in demand in today’s generation.In year 2019,

common user curious to explore and enjoy from it.

smartphones to be able to engage players how to prepare to reduce all risks of

natural hazards-induced disasters and to protect themselves and people around

interactive features, and graphics might help to be able to generate a good

gaming output. By installing this game in your android tablets or smartphones,

disasters. Using GameMaker: Studio software, we can design a game that is

ideal for every player in our community.

According to Aghaei, N., Seyedin, H., & Sanaeinasab, H. (2018). A

disaster is a product of the interaction of hazard and the vulnerability conditions

of the society or elements exposed.Which focuses on mitigation and risk

Based on the study conducted by the researchers, the current system of

Saint Bernard Southern Leyte uses a manual system in conducting orientation

about disaster risk reduction using the instructional material of the

wants to conduct an activity/discussions to the students and residence. The

and residence. The operation of the system is by discussing the

student/residence through the use of books, visual aids and handouts.

The researchers proposed to build a capstone project for the awareness

Objectives of the study

This study aimed to design and develop a Disaster Risk Reduction

Adventure gaming app to provide an easy way of preparing to reduce

The specific objectives were the following:

1. Identify the strength and weaknesses of the frequently played

2. To innovate the features of the existing frequently played electronic

3. To evaluate the significant difference between the frequently-played

existing and proposed games in terms of:

3.1 Performance; and

Significance of the study

The result of this research will benefit the following:

happening in the future.

whenever they will conduct a research as well as improving the system.

To avoid problems in understanding of terms used, the following are

defined operationally and conceptually.

Educational Game- An educational game is game designed to teach humans

about a specific subject and to teach them a skill.

Mobile- It is a modern technology or cell phone, usually one with computing

GameMaker:Studio- It is a cross-platform game engine developed by YoYo

Games. GameMaker accommodates the creation of cross-platform and multi-

genre video games using a custom drag-and-drop visual programming

language or a scripting language known as Game Maker Language, which can

using the drag and drop features.

Adventure Game- It is a type of video game in which the participant plays a

fantasy role in an episodic adventure story.

Disaster- It is a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe

that causes great damage or loss of life.

Maintainability- A category in a questionnaire where shows the features of the

system that can be maintained or to be maintained.

Performance- It is a category in a questionnaire where shows the features of

Delimitation of the study

The researchers proposed a system focused only in developing a game

helps them reflect on how they, as individuals, make decisions and

position themselves in relation to each other.

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