Postgraduate Certificate in Inclusive Game Disaster Resilience

• Game Design for Disaster Resilience: This unit will cover the fundamentals of game design, focusing on creating games that promote disaster resilience. Students will learn about game mechanics, storytelling, and player engagement to create effective and engaging games that promote disaster preparedness and response.
• Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: This unit will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of disaster risk reduction and management, including hazard identification, risk assessment, and disaster response planning. Students will learn how to apply these principles to game design to create games that promote disaster resilience.
• Inclusive Game Design: This unit will explore the principles of inclusive game design, including accessibility, diversity, and cultural sensitivity. Students will learn how to design games that are accessible and engaging to players of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
• Game Development and Programming: This unit will cover the technical aspects of game development, including programming, coding, and testing. Students will learn how to use game development software and tools to create functional and engaging games.
• Game Analytics and Evaluation: This unit will cover the principles of game analytics and evaluation, including data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Students will learn how to evaluate the effectiveness of their games in promoting disaster resilience and how to use data to improve game design and user engagement.
• Disaster Communication and Media: This unit will explore the role of communication and media in disaster risk reduction and response. Students will learn about the different communication channels and tools used in disaster communication and how to design games that incorporate effective communication strategies.
• Game-Based Learning and Education: This unit will cover the principles of game-based learning and education, including how to design games that are both fun and educational. Students will learn about different learning theories and how to apply them to game design to promote disaster resilience.
• Community Engagement and Participation: This unit will explore the role of community engagement and participation in disaster risk reduction and response. Students will learn how to design games that promote community engagement and participation in disaster resilience initiatives.
• Game Art and Design: This unit will cover the artistic aspects of game design, including character design, environment design, and visual storytelling.