Gamification for Resilience

8 Analysis and Assessment of Risk and Vulnerability via Serious Gaming

8.1 Introduction

Risk and vulnerability assessments (VAs) are performed in many areas of engineering and technology. The goal of evaluating them is to be able to analyze potential impacts that can result in occurring of adverse events. In this research, the second phase of the Resilient-Informed Decision-Making Process (ReIDMP) is utilizing a product from SimCity as an applied visualization for technical analysis of risk and vulnerability. The specific techniques and procedures adopted in this investigation include assessments on potential accidents of hazmat processing at fixed installations and during transport activities, assessments on possible transportation routes regarding the critical assets, and assessments on health and environmental impacts from polluted byproducts generated by the industrial sector within the city and region. Altogether these analysis efforts improve the conceptual understanding of risks and vulnerabilities that are present in everyday society and how those exposures may affect the larger society as a whole. After the preceding stages, an informed decision-making process can be formalized to initiate and supervise a comprehensive plan promoting the city’s resilience.

8.2 Rapid Risk Assessment

To concurrently review rapid risk assessment (RRA) and modeled environment in SimCity application, the approach in Manual for the Classification and Prioritization of Risks due to Major ...