Exploring the use of a game to stimulate energy saving in households

Journal of Design Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 102-120

  Geelen, Daphne ^a   Keyson, David ^a   Boess, Stella ^a   Brezet, Han ^a  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy saving behaviour; Household energy consumption; Serious gaming; Social incentives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859382237     PISSN: 17483050     EISSN: 15691551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/JDR.2012.046096     Document Type: Article

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