[AR Disaster Prevention] [September 17th] Online seminar for local government and corporate disaster prevention personnel “Get out of the rut! Learn from case studies and learn how to create new disaster prevention drills”
~ Utilization of AR/VR technology to increase sense of ownership ~” *General Incorporated Association AR Disaster Prevention*
Press release: August 15, 2024
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[September 17] Online seminar for disaster prevention personnel in local governments and companies “Get out of the rut! How to create a new disaster prevention drill learned from case studies”
~ Utilization of AR/VR technology to increase sense of ownership ~” *The reality is that 70% of disaster-prone countries and regions do not participate in disaster prevention drills. We will introduce the latest initiatives and examples of the use of AR/VR technology regarding “experiential disaster prevention training”, which is the key to increasing participants and improving disaster prevention awareness. *
AR Disaster Prevention General Incorporated Association (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as
AR Disaster Prevention) uses AR/VR technology to support disaster prevention education and awareness activities, with the theme of “Making disaster prevention real, disaster prevention everyday.” An online seminar will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, for disaster prevention personnel at local governments, companies, etc., as well as media personnel. On the day of the event, we welcomed Mr. Andoris, an outdoor disaster prevention guide who uses his experiences in the Great Hanshin Earthquake and his outdoor knowledge to give lectures all over the country.He will help solve the problem of disaster prevention drills that are not attracting more participants, and have fun while doing so. We will introduce the latest examples and efforts to change the disaster prevention behavior of participants.
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■Low participation rate in disaster prevention drills is due to a rut in disaster prevention drills
The importance of disaster prevention in Japan is increasing as we respond to climate change-related disasters that have occurred frequently in recent years, such as typhoons and heavy rains, as well as disasters such as the Nankai Trough and earthquakes directly beneath the Tokyo metropolitan area. However, as many as 73.6% of people have never participated in a local disaster prevention drill (according to 2023 Japanese Red Cross Research), and only 37% of employees have participated in company disaster prevention drills (TSP Taiyo Co., Ltd.) , 2023).
With AR disaster prevention, we introduced the first disaster prevention app using AR in disaster prevention drills in 2016, and since then it has been used in over 1,500 disaster prevention drills in 47 prefectures. Although it is used in a variety of situations, including local governments, companies, schools, fire departments, and commercial facilities, disaster prevention personnel share common concerns such as “few participants,” “no young people coming,” and “no sense of reality.” I was facing challenges and was worried about getting stuck in a rut with disaster prevention training. Many disaster prevention personnel also feel that it is difficult to plan training content that increases participants’ disaster prevention awareness and changes their behavior.
Furthermore, in a company’s BCP measures, it is important to ensure the safety of employees’ families so that they can work on business continuity with peace of mind in the event of a disaster. From now on, disaster prevention training will be required not only for employees but also for their families.
■“Experience” is the key to increasing the number of participants, raising disaster prevention awareness, and leading to behavior change
In order to break out of the rut and create disaster prevention training that makes people want to participate, the key is to allow participants to experience what they would do in the event of a disaster and what life would be like after evacuation. In this seminar, we will introduce the latest examples of AR/VR technology and outdoor disaster prevention and their effects, and explain tips for thinking about plans that will increase the number of participants in disaster prevention training and change the disaster prevention behavior of participants.
[Disaster prevention training incorporating AR/VR virtual disaster experience] AR smoke experience (Left: Evacuation drill at an elementary school, Right: AR image of smoke visible through goggles)
VR earthquake experience (Left: Parent and child experiencing an earthquake, Right: VR image of the earthquake seen through goggles) Disaster prevention training for tenant workers sponsored by an office building management company
Disaster prevention drills for local residents sponsored by local governments
Research shows that only about 20% of rescues in the Great
Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake were carried out by rescue teams, which provided public assistance. Disaster prevention drills play a very important role in preparing for “self-help/mutual assistance,” but there are still very few people who take disaster prevention into their own hands.
You never know when or where a disaster will occur. This seminar will be held on Zoom, so we hope that it will be useful to everyone across Japan who is planning and considering disaster prevention training.
* [Recommended for these people] *
・Those who want to increase the number of participants in disaster prevention training
・Those who want to plan disaster prevention drills that lead to behavioral changes among participants
・Those who are interested in using AR/VR for disaster prevention training ・Those who are concerned about whether correct disaster prevention knowledge is being conveyed to them.
[Seminar overview]
Title: Get out of the rut! How to create a new disaster prevention drill by learning from case studies
~ Utilization of AR/VR technology to increase sense of ownership ~ Date and time: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 14:00-15:00
Format: Online seminar (Zoom)
Target audience: Disaster prevention personnel at local governments, companies, schools, etc., and media personnel
*Companies in the same industry are not allowed to participate. Capacity: 40 people (participating on the day)
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[Speaker]
Mr. Ando Risu
* Outdoor disaster prevention guide / FM West Tokyo disaster prevention program personality / University of Hyogo Graduate School of Disaster Reduction and Reconstruction Policy doctoral student / Women’s Disaster Prevention Network Tokyo promoter *
Since 2003, he has been disseminating disaster prevention techniques that are useful in everyday life, making use of his experience from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and his outdoor skills. We are proposing a pioneering idea for disaster prevention for babies, such as child rearing bags that can be used directly as disaster prevention bags. The lectures have been well-received and are said to provide not only techniques but also mechanisms and wisdom, and word of mouth has spread the lectures all over the country. Currently publishing disaster prevention articles in corporate PR magazines, child-rearing magazines, etc. I like disaster prevention that is loose and fun. Akihiro Itamiya
* General Incorporated Association AR Disaster Prevention
Representative Director/Disaster Prevention Specialist*
Born in Kodaira City, Tokyo in 1978. At the time of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, he was a first-year high school student at the time, but volunteered on his own during spring break. They stayed in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture for a week, and experienced things like running a soup kitchen and removing temporary baths. Inspired by his older brother, Tomoki, who started developing disaster prevention apps in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, he became even more interested in disaster prevention and obtained a qualification as a disaster prevention specialist. In 2020, he started a business to popularize a system that allows users to experience simulated disasters using AR/VR, and became the representative director of AR Disaster Prevention.
[Sponsor]
*General Incorporated Association AR Disaster Prevention*
We are working with the aim of “saving lives with the power of virtuality”. With the theme of “Make disaster prevention real, make disaster prevention everyday”, we provide disaster prevention apps and hold disaster prevention events in order to spread disaster prevention education and awareness activities using augmented reality (AR) technology. Disaster prevention training app Disaster
The older brother who developed Scope(R) and the younger brother Itamiya brothers who spread disaster prevention training using apps are working to change disaster prevention awareness in Japan, and there are over 1,500 implementation cases in 47 prefectures.
*Corporate overview*
●Corporate name: General Incorporated Association AR Disaster Prevention ●Location: 4th floor A, Nakagawa Building, 4-3-2 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004
●Representative: Representative Director Shodai Itamiya
●Established: October 1, 2020 (Reiwa 2)
●Business details:
1. Planning, operation, management and implementation of disaster prevention events
2. Planning, development, production, distribution, management, operation, rental and sale of various application software
3. Acquisition, transfer, licensing, and management of intellectual property rights such as trademark rights and design rights
4. Advertising work and program distribution via the Internet 5. All businesses related to the preceding items
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