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Geelen, D. (author), Brezet, H. (author), Keyson, D. (author), Boess, S. (author)This paper presents a study about a serious game, Energy Battle, as a means to influence energy-related behavior in households. The Energy Battle is designed to engage home occupants in a fun way in energy conservation via a competition with other households. The challenge enabled home occupants to gain insight in their energy consumption...conference paper 2010
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Papantoniou, L. (author), De Jong, A. (author), Crul, M. (author), Geelen, D. (author), Van Lieshout, M. (author)Industrial designers are used to applying their skills to modify or change users behaviour, inducing attributes to the product to empower/inhibit the use into a certain direction (e.g. scripts). These approaches might bring the desired results, and modify behaviour to one that favors sustainability. Such approaches, however, have a major defect...conference paper 2010