Michael Horn
Fight the Power! Games, Thermostats, and the Energy Patriarchy
Horn, Michael; Davis, Pryce; Banerjee, Amartya; Stevens, Reed
Authors
Dr PRYCE DAVIS PRYCE.DAVIS@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN LEARNING SCIENCES
Amartya Banerjee
Reed Stevens
Abstract
Confronting issues of global climate change will require creative approaches to energy consumption across a range of human activities. This design case looks at the evolution of a physical/digital hybrid board game that we created to encourage families to reflect on household energy consumption and environmental sustainability. Design in this context was particularly challenging due to the nature of household heating and cooling systems, which tend to be opaque and difficult to understand. Our challenge was to employ game mechanics to help build up interest, awareness, and understanding of heating and cooling systems, while at the same time providing an enjoyable and engaging activity. Through many rounds of playtesting and interviews, we converged on the design presented here. We start with a conceptual framework describing modern energy practices, after which we describe the game design and reflect on its strengths and weaknesses.
Citation
Horn, M., Davis, P., Banerjee, A., & Stevens, R. (2020). Fight the Power! Games, Thermostats, and the Energy Patriarchy. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 11(2), 118-129. https://doi.org/10.14434/ijdl.v11i2.26100
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 8, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | May 21, 2020 |
Publication Date | May 18, 2020 |
Deposit Date | May 25, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | May 27, 2020 |
Journal | International Journal of Designs for Learning |
Print ISSN | 2159-449X |
Electronic ISSN | 2159-449X |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 118-129 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.14434/ijdl.v11i2.26100 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4508089 |
Publisher URL | https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/ijdl/article/view/26100 |
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