Title :
Eco-Feedback on the Go: Motivating Energy Awareness
Author :
Spagnolli, Anna ; Corradi, Nicola ; Gamberini, Luciano ; Hoggan, Eve ; Jacucci, Giulio ; Katzeff, Cecilia ; Broms, Loove ; Jönsson, Li
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Padua, Padua, Italy
fDate :
5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The EnergyLife mobile interface incorporates lessons from environmental psychology and feedback intervention to relay information from appliance sensors, offering a gaming environment that rewards users for decreased electricity consumption.
Keywords :
computer games; environmental factors; human computer interaction; mobile computing; EnergyLife mobile interface; eco-feedback; electricity consumption; energy awareness; environmental psychology; gaming environment; Energy consumption; Environmental factors; Feedback; Home appliances; Mobile communication; Monitoring; Power system relaying; Sensors; Ambient interfaces; Embedded computing; Energy awareness; Mobile computing; Pervasive games;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2011.125
