Be in to win 5 Minute Volcano!

The competition is open to all New Zealand residents and will close 11.59pm Monday 16 December. The winner will be notified by being tagged in the comments on Tuesday 17 December, in time to receive their awesome prize before Christmas.

For terms and conditions click here (PDF, 67 KB).

About 5 Minute Volcano

5 Minute Volcano is a chaotic, entertaining and educational game based on the popular 5 Minute Dungeon game by Wiggles 3D. Players work together to use the knowledge and skills of their character role to survive volcano hazards including ashfall, pyroclastic flows of hot gas and tsunami. The game teaches students teamwork, problem solving and communication skills while also learning about volcanoes and the important roles everyone plays in responding to natural hazards.

Beneath the Waves volcanologist and previous winner of the Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize Ben Kennedy describes the game as
“the most fun you can have with a volcano without actually seeing lava!”

The game has been developed by the Beneath the Waves programme in collaboration with HIT Lab NZ – a world-leading research centre at the University of Canterbury specialising in human interface technology. The game is not available for public purchase and will be rolled out to select schools across New Zealand over the next year. 

Schools will also receive a teacher’s guide and student workbook, developed with teachers, to support the learning goals of the game and evaluate the knowledge uptake. Though the game is designed for students aged 11 – 12, it can be played from ages 8+, and even younger for the volcano enthusiasts out there!

5 Minute Volcano was developed in collaboration with Ngati Awa and Kura o te Paroa to ensure the game is suitable for students, culturally connected to Aotearoa and importantly, a lot of fun.

Read more about the collaboration here(external link).