SAVE ENERGY_WP3+5_Presentation_CKIR
- 1. SAVE ENERGY Technical Meeting Lule奪 29th June 2009 Work Package 3 and 5, Serious Game working group
- 3. Serious Game WP 3 & 5 Serious Game Working group for the Work packages 3 and 5 has been working actively Skype meetings 2-4 times per month Additionally, some skype meetings for collaboration between packages 1, 2 and 3 About 5,45 person months used in March- June in WP 3
- 4. Serious Game WP 3 & 5 Changes in the consortia cause some changes in the WP 3 and 5 In general, HSE/CKIR takes over most of the work originally dedicated for RTS, support from Alfamicro However, due to big difference of the organizations (RTS/HSE), there will be some distribution of the work and some changes in the game concept
- 5. Serious Game WP 3 & 5 HSE/CKIR will be having 20 person months to take over the game implementation tasks => Need to focus As CKIR is a research center instead of game developement company, some support will be bought from consultancies (game company expertise, artist, technical support)
- 6. Game concept Also, as a concept, HSE wants to focus more on interactive education, made engaging through pure principles of good game design, not through graphics and simulation
- 7. Work distribution WP 3 Tasks 3.5 (Simulation Model) and 3.6 (Ontology and Data model) were originally lead by RTS => Alfamicro will take the task leaderships => HSE will continue as a contributor RTS was a contributor in Task 3.9 (Tutorials and Game Scenarios) => Metropolia University of Applied Sciences will take their role (1 PM) => HSE will continue as the task leader
- 8. Work distribution WP 3 Green Net Finland will be added as a contributor in the Tasks 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.3 for 1 PM in total Collaboration with all the project partners is highly appreciated, you are welcome to participate!
- 9. Work distribution WP 5 Alfamicro will be the Work Package leader for the WP 5 CKIR will take task leadership in tasks 5.1 (Serious Game System Architecture), Task 5.2 (Save Energy Dashboard and Serious Game Client) and Task 5.3 (Save Energy Server) Alfamicro will take task leadership in Task 5.4 (Save Energy Services)
- 10. SAVE ENERGY game concept As a concept, we want to focus more on interactive education, made engaging through principles of good game design, not through graphics and simulation Game-ify the interaction domain, instead of shoehorning energy saving activity into a commercial-style game Still identifying domain of interaction
- 11. SAVE ENERGY game concept Simulation vs Interaction Simulation is resource intensive Art Modelling Testing Interaction is not prescriptive We can cut the cloth to meet the measure
- 12. SAVE ENERGY process model TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS Implementing energy efficient technologies, improving the energy management systems, automatizing the usage etc. slide by Suvi H辰k辰mies
- 13. SAVE ENERGY generic actions Lighting: Decreasing the unnecessary usage of lighting (switching off the lamps when not needed) Usage of energy efficient technology (i.e. incandescent lamp vs. compact fluorescent lamp) Automating the lighting system (using sensors etc.) Office (and other) equipment: Decreasing the unnecessary usage of equipment (switching off i.e. computers and TVs when not needed) Decreasing the amount of printing and copying Defining user settings so that the device will be switched off if not used i.e. for 10 minutes taking the stairs instead of elevators detaching the chargers from the socket when not needed
- 14. SAVE ENERGY generic actions HVAC: Using energy efficient technologies Maintenance of the equipment Adjusting the temperature a bit lower Reducing the need of air conditioning (adequate insulation etc.) Programmable thermostats etc. equipment Others: Decreasing the usage of warm water (user behaviour and technology) Improving the whole process (i.e. in kitchens cooking more at a time) Opening windows wide open for a short time period rather than keeping them a bit opened the whole day
- 15. SAVE ENERGY game design SAVE ENERGY project is currently busy identifying the domain of interaction Different ways to interact with different types of user Serious game Web Portal Pilot buildings Citizens Public Servants Policy Makers
- 16. SAVE ENERGY game design Three ways to interact with 3 types of player Serious game Interface types Serious Web Portal Pilot Player types Game Buildings Web Portal Personal use & Private social net Education, group Citizens Pilot buildings interpersonal actions profile, vote Policy projects maker players Citizens Community- Public Public social net Organisation, organiser actions profile, access to dissemination servant Servants Public social net groups Management Votable public Facilitation Policy Makers Policy actions social net profile maker
- 17. SAVE ENERGY community design The community of users is built geographically and socially Web portal: join local SAVE ENERGY project? Pilot community education and effort Geo-locate game using google maps API Integrate across services allow game scoring through online participation (and pilot-based actions?) reflect game performance in online profile
- 18. Game design reference points Some concepts for reference, ranked from low to high simulation level Basic slide-based tutorial with interactive elements: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/500172 Mostly text-based with interactive graphics & game- play: http://www.siliconvalleyigda.org/special-guest-noah-falstein-video/ Sprite-based simulation with fully interactive game- play: http://climcity.cap-sciences.net/us/climcity.php
- 19. SAVE ENERGY game solution What can we do without RTS?! They brought game design and game engine Replace their design experience with HSE game design research and consultants expertise http://iHobo.com Replace game engine with HSE technical expertise use COTS components for efficiency
- 20. SAVE ENERGY Work Package 5 Planning, architecture & implementation delayed due to loss of RTS Current Concept: Off-the-shelf as much as possible Browser based client Flash-powered, with 95% certainty Constructed with affordable COTS game builder Mockingbird, Metaplace, PlayCrafter, PushButtonEngine
- 21. SAVE ENERGY Work Package 5 Limited server capacity, provided by CKIR Stores game data, hosts access to browser-based game Integration with Web 2.0 At the least, save game scores to web profile Also integrate web resources right into game UI: carbon calculator, SAVE ENERGY wiki, etc
- 22. Thank you! Riina Utriainen, Ben Cowley {riina.utriainen, ben.cowley}@hse.fi www.ict4saveenergy.eu