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Tales from the (manus)crypt: Volcanic video games
Tales from the (manus)crypt: Volcanic video games
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Oct 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
One of the scariest things for scientists is watching entertainment media portray your field of study inaccurately—the horror! Flood resilience officer and social volcanologist Jazmin Scarlett turned her hobby of playing video games into a paper discussing the depictions of volcanic hazards in games such as Pokémon, LEGO DC Super Villains, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. The typical video game volcano nearly always has molten lava, but would these games be even more fun to play if they incorporated fissure eruptions, pyroclastic flows, and the dangerous effects of ash and toxic gasses? Jazmin talked with us about her views on natural disasters in fiction media, what scares her about volcanoes, and why she left volcanology to work on flood resilience with the UK’s Environment Agency.
This episode was produced by Katrina Jackson and mixed by Collin Warren. Art by Jace Steiner.
This episode was produced by Katrina Jackson and mixed by Collin Warren. Art by Jace Steiner.
Released:
Oct 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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