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Earthquake Video Game Developed
(IRN)-The drama of a disaster and the fun of a video game come together on your computer.

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is promoting earthquake safety and emergency preparedness with a new video game developed by the University of Illinois' Electronic Visualization Lab, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and Center for Public Safety and Justice.

Patti Thompson, IEMA's spokeswoman, says the game was tried out on Springfield sixth-graders, who gave it positive reviews. She says the game is a good way to get families talking about being prepared. You can download the game, "The Day the Earth Shook," through IEMA's web site.

http://www.iema.illinois.gov/iema/EarthquakeGame/index.html

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