Monstair app for iPhone and iPad

• The Monstair app is an educational app produced by ERA to educate children about air quality and how our choices may influence this. The app homepage has four educational options and two games. The ‘Sources’ section includes interactive animations comparing the main sources of air pollution locally, namely transport, industry and power generation. The ‘Monitoring’ section includes interactive animations which show how air quality is monitored in Malta, namely by means of passive diffusion tubes and fixed monitoring stations. The ‘Effects’ section includes interactive animations showing the health effects on different parts of the body of different air pollutants, namely nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, ozone and sulphur dioxide. The ‘Actions’ section includes interactive animations showing 5 beneficial and 5 detrimental behavioural choices by citizens, which affect air quality. All animations are accompanied by a voiceover. The two games are called ‘Pollutants’ and ‘Save the Air!’. In the ‘Pollutants’ game, users have to tap on polluting molecules when they appear on screen while avoiding non-polluting molecules, before pollution reaches excessive levels. In the ‘Save the Air!’ game, users have to swipe actions in different directions according to whether they are beneficial or detrimental to air quality. The entire app is available in both English and Maltese. Users also have the option of providing feedback through an interface within the app. Users who provide feedback will be rewarded with new backgrounds for the app.

• Monstair hija app edukattiva kkreata mill-ERA biex teduka lit-tfal dwar il-kwalità tal-arja u kif id-deċiżżjonijiet jistgħu jaffetwawha. Il-homepage tal-app għandha erba’ għażliet edukattivi u żewġ logħob. Is-sezzjoni “Sources” tinkludi animazzjonijiet interattivi li jqabblu s-sorsi ewlenin tat-tniġġis tal-arja lokalment, jiġifieri t-trasport, l-industrija u l-ġenerazzjoni tal-enerġija. Is-sezzjoni “Monitoring” tinkludi animazzjonijiet interattivi li juru kif il-kwalità tal-arja tiġi mmonitorjata f’Malta, jiġifieri permezz ta’ passive diffusion tubes u fixed monitoring stations. Is-sezzjoni “Effects” tinkludi animazzjonijiet interattivi li juru l-effetti fuq is-saħħa minn sorsi li jniġġsu l-arja differenti fuq partijiet differenti tal-ġisem, jiġifieri dijossidu tan-nitroġenu, materja partikulata, ożonu u dijossidu tal-kubrit. Is-sezzjoni “Actions” tinkludi animazzjonijiet interattivi li juru 5 deċizzjonijiet ta mġieba minn ċittadini li bihom tibbenefika jew tagħmel il-ħsara lill-kwalità tal-arja. L-animazzjonijiet kollha huma akkumpanjati minn voiceover. Iż-żewġ logħob jissejħu “Pollutants” u “Save the Air!”. Fil-logħba Pollutants, l-utenti jridu jagħfsu fuq molekuli li jniġġsu meta jidhru fuq l-iskrin filwaqt li jevidaw molekuli li ma jniġġsux, qabel it-tniġġis jilħaq livelli eċċessivi. Fil-logħba “Save the Air!”, l-utenti jridu jagħmlu swipe f’direzzjonijiet differenti skont jekk l-azzjoni tkunx ta’ benefiċċju jew ta’ ħsara għall-kwalità tal-arja. L-app kollha hija disponibbli kemm bl-Ingliż kif ukoll bil-Malti. L-utenti għandhom ukoll l-għażla li jipprovdu feedback permezz ta interface fl-app. Dawk li jipprovdu feedback se jiġu ppremjati bi sfondi ġodda għall-app.