Trafik Moris: A Serious Game for Learning Traffic Behavior and Safety

Abstract

Driver and pedestrian education are as important as the engineering of roads and pathways. A number of people’s life can be at stake due to the lack of road safety knowledge. Moreover, the imprudence of drivers and/or pedestrians on the roads can prove to be fatal. The main reason behind those accidents are the violations of traffic rules from both parties. To ensure safety on the road, a good level of education on traffic safety is mandatory for all road users. However, the traditional delivery of traffic education can be monotonous and cannot hold the viewers for a long time. We are living in a digital world where most people have a smartphone. To avoid the hiccups of using the traditional approach to teaching and also delivering the traffic rules to all road users, a serious game, Traf$\iota$k Moris, has been introduced for the people of Mauritius. The main functionalities of Trafik Moris includes the learning and recap of road signs and other traffic rules, a driving simulator, the control of a pedestrian in simulated settings and memorizing other materials that relate to traffic safety. Through this mobile serious game, road users, especially youngsters, who are often found guilty of causing many accidents on the road, will be more interested in learning and abiding by the traffic rules and therefore contribute to future safer roads.