Fortnite Disaster Prevention Metaverse Debuts at Osaka International Festival
The event marks a real-world deployment of gamified disaster prevention education inside a commercial game, with a stated plan to scale it through institutional partnerships.
Key Facts
- Meta Heroes Co., Ltd. exhibited a disaster prevention education experience built inside Fortnite at the International Festival hosted by Osaka YMCA International School.
- Children from multicultural backgrounds completed gamified survival missions with scoring, and parents praised the depth of disaster prevention knowledge covered.
- The company plans to expand the Disaster Prevention Metaverse program to schools and local governments through joint projects.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Meta Heroes Co., Ltd. exhibited a disaster prevention education experience built inside Fortnite at the International Festival held at Osaka YMCA International School. Children from multicultural backgrounds played through gamified survival missions with scoring, drawing praise from parents who noted the depth of knowledge covered. The company plans to expand the program to schools and local governments.
Meta Heroes Co., Ltd. set up a playable disaster prevention booth inside Fortnite at the International Festival hosted by Osaka YMCA International School. The booth, called the Disaster Prevention Metaverse, let children complete survival missions and compete on a scoreboard. Many attendees were children with overseas roots, and the space mixed Japanese and English instruction.
Parents who watched the sessions said they were surprised by how much disaster prevention knowledge the game covered, including facts the adults did not know. One parent remarked that the format made it easier to talk about disaster preparation at home. The company behind the project, Meta Earth Heroes Co., Ltd., developed the experience under a mission statement combining Society 5.0, SDGs, and the word HERO.
Following the festival, Meta Heroes announced it will begin recruiting joint projects with local governments and schools to deploy the Disaster Prevention Metaverse as an outreach class or event package. The company is accepting inquiries from organizations that want to introduce gamified disaster prevention education.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.