Engaging energy saving through motivation-specific social comparison

Petkov, Petromil; Köbler, Felix; Foth, Marcus; Medland, Richard; Krcmar, Helmut

doi:10.1145/1979742.1979855

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“…Despite the observable evidence that humans are liberally endowed with intrinsic motivational tendencies, according to [14], this propensity is something expressed only under specific conditions. Although, in the field of commercial efficacy, the most salient motivation is of the extrinsic type, by the underlying economic activity, according [15], feedback continues to be a very useful personal and hierarchical control mechanism for the development of the employee and his/ her company. This allows you to not only monitor and compare your behavior, but also evaluate its performance.…”

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Gamification in Sales Effectiveness Activity

Marcão¹

2018

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Although the measurement of organizational performance is the focus of top management of different organizations, it does not always fix control of established goals. It is necessary to create mechanisms for capturing the high income of employees, so that, by keeping them motivated, living with their active activity adds value to the organization. However, in the annual results statement, it is only a performance of the trading effectiveness that is mirrored, a pair of business generated by this organizational silo. For this reason, a literature review brings together the descriptions of studies carried out, there are no criteria for the use of the gamification concept for a return on capital invested in different business activities, according to a different author's perspective.

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Gamification in Sales Effectiveness Activity

Marcão¹

2018

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“…When 'checking in' in locations, such as bars or restaurants, users are rewarded with badges that essentially reflect the frequency of their visits. Also in the context of energy efficiency, several studies utilized game mechanics and social comparison to engage users in an active energy conservation [5,11,13]. In the EnergyWiz application [13], for instance, users are able to compare their consumption to the energy demand of other users.…”

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Leveraging gamification in demand dispatch systems

Gnauk

Dannecker

Hahmann³

2012

Proceedings of the 2012 Joint EDBT/ICDT Workshops

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Modern demand-side management techniques are an integral part of the envisioned smart grid paradigm. They require an active involvement of the consumer for an optimization of the grid's efficiency and a better utilization of renewable energy sources. This applies especially in so called demand dispatch systems, where consumers are required to proactively communicate their flexibilities. However, a monetary compensation may not sufficiently motivate the individual consumer for a sustainable participation in such a program. The proposed approach uses a motivational framework leveraging the novel area of gamification, which applies well-known game mechanics, such as points and leaderboards, to engage customers in the system. This is accomplished by embedding a special scoring system and social competition aspects into a stimulating user interface for the definition and management of flexible energy demand. In a first user study, the system showed a high user acceptance and the potential to engage consumers in participation.

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“…There are different ways to use these monitoring technologies to encourage inhabitants to reduce their usage, e.g., by changing their energy consumption behavior or by increasing the insulation level of their houses. Many projects try to encourage people to have more green behavior by comparing their energy usage to others [4], [5]. However, if someone finds out that his or her usage is much higher than average, he or she may find some excuses like this: "my house is larger than average, so it is reasonable to use more energy to heat it up"; and this may be correct or it may not.…”

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A Data Analysis Approach for Diagnosing Malfunctioning in Domestic Space Heating

Tabatabaei¹

2016

Proceedings of ICT for Sustainability 2016

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Abstract-Around one third of worldwide energy usage is for the residential section and 60% of the energy consumption in this domestic area is for space heating. Therefore, monitoring and controlling this part of energy usage can have a major effect on the overall energy consumption and also on the emission of green house gases. Smart thermostats can play an important role in achieving more economic energy usage in the residential section. This paper shows an innovative way to use data collected by a relatively simple thermostat to estimate the thermal properties of a building. Moreover, it will be shown that in case of malfunctioning and high usage, this method can be used to firstly find out that there is a problem, and also to identify the cause of the problem. This information can be used as feedback to the resident to help him or her to discover the problem, and also point at the cause of it. Applying this idea in a smart thermostat or a mobile application with access to the data gathered by a simple thermostat can encourage residents to limit their energy usage for space heating. And in case of a problem that leads to an increase in energy usage, it can understand its occurrence and diagnose the cause.

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Engaging energy saving through motivation-specific social comparison

Cited by 55 publications

References 12 publications

Gamification in Sales Effectiveness Activity

Gamification in Sales Effectiveness Activity

Leveraging gamification in demand dispatch systems

A Data Analysis Approach for Diagnosing Malfunctioning in Domestic Space Heating

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