Junior Firefighter

Created a web game to teach children aged 7–9 about wildfire safety preparedness in hopes to empower them in case an evacuation situation arises through an internship with the San Diego Supercomputer Center following a 1st place win for this concept at a design challenge.

You're a Junior Firefighter game screen with a fire station and Play button

Timeline

Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
11 months

Role

Designer & Researcher

Tools

Figma, Miro, Google Sheets, React.js, Adobe Illustrator

Team

Riya Rao and Naomi Crowder

Disciplines

UX Research
UX Design
Curriculum Dev

The full case study is in progress, but for now feel free to play the game, and see if you can earn your Junior Firefighter badge! View how we got here below.

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