THE CONCEPT OF THE THEMATIC QUEST-ROOM FOR FORMATION OF CHILDREN'S READYNESS TO ACTION IN FIRE

Abstract

Introduction. The data obtained by questionnaires indicate that not enough attention system of education gives to the formation of children’s psychological readiness for action in case of fire. Training evacuations in educational institutions are quite rare. At home, parents do not conduct such training at all. As of the beginning of 2020, the average Ukrainian child aged 4-10 visits game entertainment centres about 1.8 times a year. This information suggests that we should not be reduced to the banal annual repetition of the same rules to prepare children.
Aim. The article aims to develop the concept of a thematic quest, in reality, the use of which would increase the readiness of players to act in a fire and also would help to accumulate experimental data for further study of the behaviour of children of different ages in a fire.
The paper presents the results of test training with school students, based on the results of which have proposed the optimal spatial planning solutions of the thematic educational quest room, as well as the quantity and composition of technical equipment necessary for its effective functioning. It has given the schematic configuration of the quest room management system. Such a management system allows centralized control of all game processes and devices from the central computer. There are also considered examples of game tasks and possible scenarios.
Conclusion. Execution of game tasks promotes the formation of psychological readiness of participants to actions in the conditions of fire and also allows to fix theoretical knowledge of rules of fire safety and to develop some practical skills. Observation of players opens up the prospect of obtaining experimental data for a wide range of research (especially on the behaviour of children of different ages).