23 SECONDS
EVERY
A FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO A FIRE
how long until it's you?
4000
NEARLY
FIRE DEATHS
per year, in america
75%
were
HOUSE FIRES
95%
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
have a
success rate.
But most people don't know how to use them.
VTHacks 14
Vincent Ji, Timothy Wah, Max Mohberg
INTRODUCING
FIRE FACILITY
THE SOLUTION?
A gamified simulation using mission-based action to familiarize players with:
Fire Extinguishers and Fire Classes
All built on Roblox, where
150 million players log in every day.
MEET THE
MONSTER
PLAYER CONTROLLED
MISSION
Eat materials to evolve, spread fires, stop fighters.
EDUCATION
Modeling how different objects can spread and fuel fires.
MEET THE
FIRE
FIGHTER
TEAM OF 4
PLAYER CONTROLLED
YOUR MISSION
01
Identify the class of fire
02
Use the appropriate extinguisher
03
Complete missions
04
Flee the facility
STEP 01 / 04
PULL
Players must pull the pin out of the extinguisher to prepare
KEYBOARD CONTROL
Q
STEP 02 / 04
AIM
Players must aim the extinguisher using the target
KEYBOARD CONTROL
CURSOR
STEP 03 / 04
SQUEEZE
Players must squeeze the trigger, releasing the fire fighting agent
KEYBOARD CONTROL
LMB
STEP 04 / 04
SWEEP
Players must sweep the area while spraying the agent
KEYBOARD CONTROL
MOVE CURSOR
+
HOLD LMB
THE PASS METHOD
THE PASS METHOD
THE PASS METHOD
THE PASS METHOD
CLASSES
OF FIRE
A
B
C
D
K
CLASS
A
wood, paper, cloth
FIGHT WITH
Water
Foam
Dry chemical
DON’T USE
CO2
CLASS
B
gasoline, oil, grease, paint
FIGHT WITH
Foam
CO2
Dry chemical
DON’T USE
Water
CLASS
C
wiring, outlets, appliances
FIGHT WITH
CO2
Dry chemical
DON’T USE
Water
Foam
CLASS
D
magnesium, titanium, lithium
FIGHT WITH
Dry powder
DON’T USE
Water
CO2
Foam
CLASS
K
cooking oils and fats
FIGHT WITH
Wet chemical
DON’T USE
Water
THE GAMEPLAY
All players spawn in the facility.
THE MONSTER
Must eat materials to build his “class,” spread fires around the facility, and hunt or trap the fighters.
THE FIREFIGHTERS
Must use the proper extinguisher class to put out the fires, complete missions to unlock the exit, and avoid the monster.
ADULTS CAN’T
TEACH IT.
58%
of U.S. adults do not know how to use the PASS method.
Kidde survey, 2021
WHY IT MATTERS:
56,300
fires every year are started by children.
67%
of households own a home fire extinguisher
36%
of those adults admit they don’t know how to use it
≈500
children under 15 die in fires every year in the U.S.
100,000+
are injured in fire and burn-related incidents
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO
PUT OUT
A FIRE?