Future energy networks and the role of interactive gaming as simulation

Futures

Volumn 81, Issue , 2016, Pages 119-129

  Barrios O'Neill, Danielle ^a   Hook, Alan ^b  

^a B9 Energy   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data; Energy networks; Simulation; Sustainability; Systems; Video games

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA SET; ENERGY USE; FUTURE PROSPECT; GAME THEORY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84962921334     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2016.03.018     Document Type: Article

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