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Jazmin Scarlett

Image is a close-up photo from the shoulders up of Jazmin, a Black woman with short curly afro hair, is smiling at the camera wearing a grey blazer and a white blouse with grey stripes.

University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

August 16, 2022

Volcanoes in popular videogames: (in)accuracies and pedagogy

Volcanoes are a very common staple in mainstream video games. Particularly within the
action/adventure genres, entire missions or even full storylines can require players to transverse an active volcano. With modern advancements in video game capabilities and graphics, many of these volcanic regions contain a lot of detail. Most video games nowadays have gameplay times in excess of 50 hours. Therefore, players can spend a substantial amount of time immersed within the detailed graphics, and unknowingly learn about volcanic traits while playing. If these details are factually accurate to what we observe in real world volcanic systems, then video games can prove to be a powerful learning tool. However, inaccurate representations could instil a false understanding in thousands of players worldwide.

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June 2022 – August 2022


Jazmin Scarlett,
United States
August 16, 2022
Sean Thatcher,
United States
August 10, 2022

Matteo Fabbri,
United Kingdom
July 26, 2022
Anjana Khatwa,
United Kingdom
July 26, 2022
Michael Kipp,
United States
July 19, 2022

Ian Castro,
United States
July 12, 2022
Melissa Kemp,
United States
July 05, 2022
Tianchen He,
United Kindom
June 28, 2022

Sofía Barragán Montilla,
Germany
June 23, 2022
David Evans
Germany
June 14, 2022
Jack Shaw,
United States
June 06, 2022

March 2022- May 2022


Amanda Garcia,
United States
May 31, 2022

Yassine Ait Brahim,
Morocco
May 24, 2022
Team JOIDES Resolution,
At Sea
May 17, 2022
Lara Maldanis,
France
May 10, 2022



Lily Jackson,
United States
May 3, 2022


Javier Luque,
United States
April 26, 2022
Arianny Storari,
Brazil
April 19, 2022

Erin Dillon,
United States
April 13, 2022
Keir Nichols,
United Kingdom
April 5, 2022
Skye Yunshu Tian,
Hong Kong,
March 22, 2022

Alexandra Auderset,
United States,
March 15, 2022

Sandy Hetherington,
United Kingdom,
March 8, 2022
Michela Johnson,
Germany,
March 1, 2022

December 2021- February 2022


Carina Fish,
United States,
February 22, 2022

Anja Frank,
Germany,
February 15, 2022
Mike MacFarrin,
United States,
February 8, 2022
Sarah Sheffield,
United States,
February 1, 2022

Abraham Dabengwa,
South Africa,
January 25, 2022
Tyler Kukla,
United States,
January 18, 2022
Navigating Grad School,
Panel Discussion
December 7, 2021

September 2021- November 2021


Andy Fraass,
Canada,
November 30, 2021
Jess Crumpton-Banks,
United Kingdom,
November 23, 2021

Kimberly Lau,
United States,
November 16, 2021

Hagar Hauzer,
Israel,
November 9, 2021
Emma Rehn,
Australia,
November 2, 2021

Sajjad Akam,
United States,
October 26, 2021
Bryan Shirley,
Germany,
October 19, 2021
Jihad Rachid,
Morocco,
October 12, 2021

Catherine Strickson,
United Kingdom,
October 5, 2021
Kate Marriott,
United States,
September 28, 2021
Andrew Christ,
United States,
September 21, 2021

Bill Lukens,
United States,
September 14, 2021
Ryan Mohammed,
West Indies,
September 7, 2021

June 2021- August 2021


Markus Adloff,
United Kingdom,
August 31, 2021
Makarius Itambu,
Tanzania,
August 24, 2021
Candela Blanco-Moreno,
Spain,
August 17, 2021



Tripti Bhattacharya,
United States,
August 10, 2021
Deborah Khider,
United States,
August 03, 2021
Farid Saleh,
China,
July 27, 2021

Catherine Davis,
United States,
July 20, 2021


Mónica Carvalho,
United States,
July 13, 2021

Evan Ramos,
United States,
July 6, 2021

Joe Moysuik,
Canada,
June 29, 2021
Audrey Taylor,
United States,
June 22, 2021
Ornella Bertrand,
United Kingdom,
June 15, 2021

Chris Lowery,
United States,
June 8, 2021

Tali Babila,
United Kingdom,
June 1, 2021

March 2021 – May 2021


Advait Jukar,
United States,
May 25, 2021
Nuria Melisa Morales Garcia,
United Kingdom,
May 18, 2021
Matthias Sinnesael,
United Kingdom,
May 11, 2021

Shamindri Tennakoon,
United States,
May 4, 2021
Canfa Wang,
China,
April 27, 2021
Agathe Toumoulin,
France,
April 13, 2021

Sibusiso Biyela,
South Africa,
April 6, 2021
Aline Ghilardi,
Brazil,
March 30, 2021
Flavia Boscolo-Galazzo,
Switzerland,
March 23, 2021

Heda Agić,
United States,
March 16, 2021
Ben Otoo,
United States,
March 9, 2021
Samantha Carter,
United States,
March 2, 2021

December 2020 – February 2021


Judi Sclafani,
United States
February 23, 2021
Weimu Xu
Ireland,
February 16, 2021
Hazel Richards
Australia,
February 9, 2021

Anne-Claire Fabre,
Switzerland,
February 2, 2021
Alyssa Atwood,
United States,
January 26, 2021
Karma Nanglu,
United States,
January 19, 2021

Nussaibah Raja,
Germany,
December 8, 2020
Natalie Umling,
United States,
December 1, 2020

September 2020 – November 2020


Emma Karoune,
United Kingdom
November 24, 2020

Kaustubh Thirumalai,
United States,
November 17, 2020

Thomas Clements,
United Kingdom,
November 10, 2020

Esther Githumbi,
Sweden,
November 3, 2020
Jamie McFarlin,
United States,
October 27, 2020
Sarah Shelley,
United States,
October 20, 2020


Aviwe Matiwane,
South Africa,
October 13, 2020
Allison Karp,
United States,
October 6, 2020

Jorge Cardich,
Peru,
September 29, 2020

Gabi Serrato Marks,
United States,
September 22, 2020
Aaron Martinez,
United States,
September 15, 2020
Emanuela di Martino,
Norway,
September 8, 2020

Matthew Jones,
United States,
September 1, 2020

June 2020 – August 2020


Charuta Kulkarni,
United Kingdom,
August 25, 2020


Caitlyn Witkowski,
United Kingdom,
August 18, 2020
Deepak Jha,
India,
August 11, 2020

Mairin Balisi,
United States,
August 4, 2020
Emma Dunne,
United Kingdom,
July 28, 2020
Pedro Monarrez,
United States,
July 21, 2020

Neil Brocklehurst,
United Kingdom,
July 7, 2020
Heather Jones,
United States,
June 30, 2020
Laura Haynes,
United States,
June 23, 2020

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