HORITA, F. E. A., ASSIS, L. F. F. G., CASTANHARI, R. E. S., ISOTANI, S., CRUZ, W. M., ALBUQUERQUE, J. P. (2014). A Gamification-based Social Collaborative Architecture to increase resilience against natural disasters. In X Simpósio Brasileiro de Sistemas de Informação, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.

1. A Gamification-based Social
Collaborative Architecture to increase
resilience against natural disasters
Flávio E. A. Horita
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (ICMC) – University of São Paulo (USP) - Brazil
horita@icmc.usp.br
http://www.agora.icmc.usp.br | http://www.flaviohorita.com

2. Agenda
● Introduction
● Background
● Gamification-based Social Collaboative
Architecture (GSCA)
● Evaluation and Analysis
● Conclusion

3. Introduction Background
● Disasters in Brazil
3
Porto Velho/Rondônia on Fev, 2014

4. Introduction Background
● Disasters in Brazil
4
Flood in São Carlos/São Paulo on Oct 22, 2013
2h20min – 105mm

5. Introduction Background
● Disasters in Brazil
EM-DAT – The International Disaster Database
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
1991-2000
2001-2010
2011-2013
Flood
Drought
Storms
Landslide

6. ● Numbers of Floods in Brazil
Introduction Background
Report 2013 of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)
Communities Affected
5.570
cities
1.543
affected

7. Introduction Background
5.570
cities
1.543
affected
● Numbers of Floods in Brazil
Report 2013 of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)
Communities Affected

8. Introduction Background
5.570
cities
1.543
affected
● Numbers of Floods in Brazil
Report 2013 of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)
Communities Affected

9. Volunteer Geographic
Information (VGI)
However, the largely damages caused by the disasters:
• affects the coexistence of people,
• brings difficulties to the EAs, and
• delay the response processes.
That necessarily needs to be fast and reliable, because a
slow response based on incorrect data can lead to
serious consequences, such as loss of lives.
(Ostermann and Spinsanti, 2011; Erkine and Gregg, 2012)

10. Volunteer Geographic
Information (VGI)
"Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) is
defined as a collection of digital spatial data produced
by individuals and non-formal institutions
using appropriate tools to gather and
disseminate their views and
geographical knowledge
on the web."
(Goodchild, 2007)
Volunteer
Information

11. Gamification
● “The use of game design elements in non-
game contexts”
● Restrict definition of elements of game: only
the most used (Deterding et al., 2011)

12. Related Work
● Ushaidi
o https://www.ushahidi.com/
● Pontos de Alagamento
o https://pontosdealagamento.crowdmap.com/

13. Related Work
● Cidade Legal
o http://cidadelegal.com/

14. Research Question
● How use concepts of gamification and
volunteers’ data to improve the resilience
against natural disasters?

15. Gamification-based Social
Collaborative Architecture (GSCA)

16. GSCA – Communication
● Synchronous and asynchronous chat (individual
or in group)
● Forums, groups and communities creation to
discussion of commom interest issues

17. GSCA – Profiles
Content recommendation according to profiles
● Click-stream
● Content creation
● Challenges/gameplay and volunteers retention

18. GSCA – Missions
Disaster Simulation
Georeferencing
Mapping
Call for Volunteers

19. GSCA – Knowledge
● Disasters georeferencing
● Surveys
● Volunteers network
● Communities
● Georefenced elements creation
Improvements
in community
Citizens
knowledge
Cities mapping

20. Evaluation and Analysis
● Voluntary in Action
● Implementation of the GSCA
● Web platform to involve citizens with the prevention and
mitigation of natural disasters

21. Components

22. Communications

23. Users Profiles

24. Missions

25. Knowledge

26. Conclusions
● VGI present as an alternative to improve the quality
and amount of knowledge related with disasters.
● Gamification can improve the knowledge produced by
communities.
● The architecture of GCSA could help in this context.

27. Future Works
● Interface and usability analysis with users.
● Implement techniques of machine learning to improve the
“gamification” between the users.
● Identify new approaches to support the creation of
knowledge.

28. A Gamification-based Social
Collaborative Architecture to increase
resilience against natural disasters
Flávio E. A. Horita, Luiz F. F. G. Assis, Raul E. S. Castanhari, Seiji Isotani,
Wilmax M. Cruz, João P. de Albuquerque
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (ICMC) – University of São Paulo (USP)
- Brazil

29. A Gamification-based Social
Collaborative Architecture to increase
resilience against natural disasters
Flávio E. A. Horita
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (ICMC) – University of São Paulo (USP) - Brazil
horita@icmc.usp.br
http://www.agora.icmc.usp.br | http://www.flaviohorita.com