Pandemics have threatened human race many a times. One of the most important tasks during a pandemic is to bring awareness among people. Bringing awareness contributes a lot in controlling any pandemic. Covid-19 has been causing severe loss to the human race. Considering the mode of spread and the level of severityof this disease , it is extremely important to make people aware of various safety precautions such as using sanitizers and masks and maintaining social distancing , that are to be followed to prevent the disease and break the chain of spread . This mode of educating individuals about the disease is being widely carried out as announcements through online or physical awareness campaigns, advertisements in the media and so on. The younger generations in the present day spend considerably more time on mobile phones and games. However, there are very few mobile applications or games , aimed to bring awareness about a pandemic, which is much lesser in  case of Covid-19. Also, considering the lockdown scenario across the world, games also act as a good pass time indoors. Hence, we propose a 2D survival based game, SurviveCovid-19, aimed to educate people about safety precautions to be taken for Covid-19 outside their homes , by incorporating social distancing and usage of masks and sanitizers in the game. SurviveCovid-19 has been designed as an Android based mobile game and has been evaluated through a remote qualitative user survey, with 20 volunteers . The results of the survey are promising with all the questions of survey having mean value greater than 3.6 .
 Covid-19 has been causing severe loss to the human race. Considering the mode of spread and severity , it is essential to make it a habit to follow various safety precautions such as using sanitizers and masks and maintaining social distancing to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Individuals are widely educated about the safety measures against the disease through various modes such as announcements through online or physical awareness campaigns, advertisements in the media and so on. The younger generations today spend considerably more time on mobile phones and games. However, there are very few applications or games aimed to help in practicing safety measures against a pandemic, which is much lesser in the case of Covid-19. Hence, we propose a 2D survival-based game, SurviveCovid-19, aimed to educate people about safety precautions to be taken for Covid-19 outside their homes by incorporating social distancing and usage of masks and sanitizers in the game. SurviveCovid-19 has been designed as an Android-based mobile game, along with a desktop (browser) version, and has been evaluated through a remote quantitative user survey, with 30 volunteers using the questionnaire based on the MEEGA+ model. The survey results are promising, with all the survey questions having a mean value greater than 3.5. The game's quality factor was 69.3, indicating that the game could be classified as excellent quality, according to the MEEGA+ model .
D
Pandemics have threatened human race many a times. One of the most important tasks during a pandemic is to bring awareness among people. Bringing awareness contributes a lot in controlling any pandemic.
R
the level of severityof this disease
severity
R
extremely important to make people aware of
essential to make it a habit to follow
R
, that are to be followed to prevent the disease and break the chain of spread . This mode of educating individuals about the disease is being widely carried out
to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Individuals are widely educated about the safety measures against the disease through various modes such
R
in the present day
today
D
mobile
R
, aimed to bring awareness about
aimed to help in practicing safety measures against
A
the
D
Also, considering the lockdown scenario across the world, games also act as a good pass time indoors.
R
survival based
survival-based
D
,
R
Android based mobile game
Android-based mobile game, along with a desktop (browser) version,
R
qualitative
quantitative
R
20 volunteers . The results of the survey are promising
30 volunteers using the questionnaire based on the MEEGA+ model. The survey results are promising,
R
questions of survey having
survey questions having a
R
3.6
3.5. The game's quality factor was 69.3, indicating that the game could be classified as excellent quality, according to the MEEGA+ model