Tailored gamification and serious game framework based on fuzzy logic for saving energy in connected thermostats

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:262

Article

Ponce, Pedro¹  Meier, Alan²  Mendez, Juana Isabel¹  Peffer, Therese³  Molina, Arturo¹  Mata, Omar¹ 

[1] Tecnol Monterrey, Puebla, Mexico

[2] Univ Calif Davis, Davis, CA USA

[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA

关键词: Gamification;    Serious games;    Connected thermostats;    Human machine interface;    Fuzzy logic;    Smart thermostats;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121167

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Connected thermostats (CTs) often save less energy than predicted because consumers may not know how to use them and may not be engaged in saving energy. Additionally, several models perform contrary to consumers' expectations and are thus not used the way they are intended to. As a result, CTs save less energy and are underused in households. This paper reviews aspects of gamification and serious games focused on engaging consumers. A gamification and serious games framework is proposed for saving energy that is tailored by a fuzzy logic system to motivate connected thermostat consumers. This intelligent gamification framework can be used to customize the gamification and serious game strategy to each consumer so that fuzzy logic systems can be adapted according to the requirements of each consumer. The framework is designed to teach, engage, and motivate consumers while helping them save electrical energy when using their thermostats. It is described the proposed framework as well as a mockup that can be run on a cellphone. Although this framework is designed to be implemented in CTs, it can be translated to their energy devices in smart homes. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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