Virtual Energy Hero
Virtual Reality Game
At a glance
- Project leader : Mirjam West, Onur Yildirim
- Project team : Manuel Loth, Marcus Petschel, Mario Ravasio
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Internal
Description
The Virtual Energy Hero is a VR game with the aim of bringing the topics of the energy strategy closer to the population in a playful and interactive way. Together with Oscar, the owl, you fly over Winterthur, solve tricky questions on various energy topics (i.e. renewable energies, mobility or energy efficiency), and apply what you have learned in a virtual single-family house.Joining virtual reality technology with gamification techniques to create new learning and development experiences in a more interactive and enjoyable way: encouraging people to engage with energy issues and take action. The prototype, as it is now, is a unique eye-catcher and can be used at fairs and ZHAW events. Further development is already being planned.
Publications
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West, Mirjam; Yildirim, Onur; Harte, Aislinn Elizabeth; Ramram, Adam; Fleury, Nicholas Whitney; Carabias-Hütter, Vicente,
2019.
Enhancing citizen participation through serious games in virtual reality [paper].
In:
Schenk, Manfred; Popovich, Vasiliy V.; Zeile, Peter; Elisei, Pietro; Beyer, Clemens; Ryser, Judith, eds.,
Proceedings of 24th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society.
24th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society (REAL CORP 2019), Karlsruche, Germany, 2-4 April 2019.
Wien:
Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning.
pp. 881-888.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3332
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Carabias-Hütter, Vicente; West, Mirjam; Yildirim, Onur; Musiolik, Jörg,
2019.
Smart Sustainable Cities : Innovationen für mehr Lebensqualität.
eTrends.
2019(1), pp. 14-19.
Available from: https://www.etrends.ch/detail/smart-sustainable-cities.html