Competitive carbon counting
Author(s) -
Derek Foster,
Mark Blythe,
Paul Cairns,
Shaun Lawson
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
lincoln repository (university of lincoln)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1145/1753846.1754099
Subject(s) - software deployment , competition (biology) , computer science , energy (signal processing) , environmental economics , software engineering , ecology , statistics , mathematics , economics , biology
This paper reports on the design, deployment and initial\udevaluation of “Wattsup”, an innovative Facebook\udapplication which displays live data from a commercial\udoff-the-shelf energy monitor. The Wattsup application\udwas deployed and trialled in eight homes over an\udeighteen day period in two conditions - personal energy\uddata viewable and friend’s energy data viewable. A\udsignificant reduction in energy was observed in the\udsocially enabled condition. The paper argues that\udsocially-mediated discussion and competition made for\uda more enjoyable user experience
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