LEY!: persuasive pervasive gaming on domestic energy consumption-awareness

Nowadays, energy consumption (and wastage) is particularly a major issue in our society. It has been a challenge to find ways of educating people to follow better attitudes towards energy savings. This paper proposes a pervasive-based serious game approach to help people understand household energy usage and to persuade them to change negative energy consumption habits. The mechanics of the game are based on real-time domestic energy consumption information, presenting a collaborative-competitive approach.