Review of Serious Energy Games: Objectives, Approaches, Applications, Data Integration, and Performance Assessment

H Nasrollahi, I Lampropoulos, S Werning, A Belinskiy… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, serious energy games (SEGs) garnered increasing attention as an
innovative and effective approach to tackling energy-related challenges. This review delves …

Review of demand response and energy communities in serious games

M Nykyri, S Annala, P Silventoinen - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Shared energy resources and energy communities are being widely studied and pilots are
being implemented in various locations around the world. However, laypeople may find the …

Empowering saving energy at home through serious games on thermostat interfaces

JI Méndez, T Peffer, P Ponce, A Meier, A Molina - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The residential Heating Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) system use
around 3/5 of the total energy consumption. Connected thermostats optimize the HVAC …

Using deep learning in real-time for clothing classification with connected thermostats

A Medina, JI Méndez, P Ponce, T Peffer, A Meier… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thermal comfort is associated with clothing insulation, conveying a level of satisfaction with
the thermal surroundings. Besides, clothing insulation is commonly associated with indoor …

MySmartE–An eco-feedback and gaming platform to promote energy conserving thermostat-adjustment behaviors in multi-unit residential buildings

H Kim, S Ham, M Promann, H Devarapalli… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a first-time cloud-based eco-feedback and gaming platform that
aims to promote energy conserving thermostat-adjustment behaviors in multi-unit residential …

Energy savings in buildings based on image depth sensors for human activity recognition

O Mata, JI Méndez, P Ponce, T Peffer, A Meier… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
A smart city is a city that binds together technology, society, and government to enable the
existence of a smart economy, smart mobility, smart environment, smart living, smart people …

New approaches to adapt escape game activities to large audience in chemical engineering: Numeric supports and students' participation

M Monnot, S Laborie, G Hébrard, N Dietrich - Education for Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Gamification is a widespread phenomenon that relies on using game mechanics in other
areas, such as the learning situation. One of the most exciting types of games in the late …

Human decision making during eco-feedback intervention in smart and connected energy-aware communities

H Kim, I Bilionis, P Karava, JE Braun - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Heating and cooling (HC) energy use is responsible for about 42% of the total annual
energy consumption of the average household in the US and it is significantly affected by …

Human-machine interfaces for socially connected devices: from smart households to smart cities

JI Méndez, P Ponce, A Medina, A Meier… - … for Accessible Human …, 2021 - Springer
This chapter defines a smart community as a set of smart homes, commercial buildings,
public spaces, and transportation with boundaries based on walking distance, located in a …

Energy management system based on a gamified application for households

M Avila, JI Méndez, P Ponce, T Peffer, A Meier… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, the growth in the consumption of energy and the need to face pollution resulting
from its generation are causing concern for consumers and providers. Energy consumption …