Abstract:

Recently, many accidents occur in the world, yet fires are the most frequently happening either by natural disasters or by human-made. It requires different methods and techniques for extinguishing according to the fire type, meteorological conditions, and how much is the damage. A home fire is a disaster that highly likely anyone might experience; thus, we need to increase the fire prevention awareness to kids and adults to protect them against these disasters within different situations.

Stay alive, is a virtual reality (VR) simulator for home fires. It will focus on showing different types of fire with multiple scenes and scenarios for extinguishing the fire using objects and tools available around the house. It also shows the consequences for any actions users might make upon using objects around them. Stay alive allows the users to live a full experience, therefore increases the knowledge about fires, not just by reading or watching.

Stay alive is a game on oculus VR works on android mobile phones which are compatible with various VR glasses and controllers. It contains two scenarios about home fires with multiple sources of fire and different objects to extinguish it. It also supports critical thinking because the winning score, at the end of the game, is based on a timer, and players will be able to view their ranking between other players' scores.

The overall results of the various type of testing indicate that the Stay alive game is well functioning, with well-handled exceptions that may occur.

Keywords:

Virtual Reality, Learning, Disaster Prevention, game.