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

P Ponce, A Meier, JI Méndez, T Peffer, A Molina… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Impact of gamification on green consumption behavior integrating technological awareness, motivation, enjoyment and virtual CSR

MF Shahzad, S Xu, O Rehman, I Javed - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Gamification entails integrating game design elements, including rewards, points,
competition, and interactive challenges, into non-game contexts to engage and motivate …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

The potential of digital nudging to bridge the gap between environmental attitude and behavior in the usage of smart home applications

S Stieglitz, M Mirbabaie, A Deubel, LM Braun… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite energy efficiency measures, global energy demand has gradually increased due to
global economic growth and changes in consumer behavior. Even if people are aware of the …

[HTML][HTML] “Alexa, can we design gamification without a screen?”-Implementing cooperative and competitive audio-gamification for intelligent virtual assistants

P Bräuer, A Mazarakis - Computers in Human Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Intelligent virtual assistants (IVAs) like Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant have become
increasingly popular in recent years, and research into the topic is growing accordingly. A …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Non-intrusive load monitoring for residential appliances with ultra-sparse sample and real-time computation

M Hu, S Tao, H Fan, X Li, Y Sun, J Sun - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
To achieve the goal of carbon neutrality, the demand for energy saving by the residential
sector has witnessed a soaring increase. As a promising paradigm to monitor and manage …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …