Awareness of children about rational use of water: an approach basing on serious game

Abstract

The water shortage expectation in a near future proves that the worldpopulation must be mobilized, as soon as possible, to face the problem of the water waste in daily activities. This paper presents the development of a web serious game to teach children about that problem which already affecting lives of many people around the world. We believe that education could be the better tool to change cultural habits and, in this way, the bigger awareness and a better use of hydric resources.