Alternative Energy. Development of an Android Serious Videogame to change the mindset about the use of renewable energy sources through a video game
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Alternative Energy. Development of an Android Serious Videogame to change the mindset about the use of renewable energy sources through a video gameAutoría
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Morales Escrig, Antonio; Universitat Jaume I. Departament d'Enginyeria i Ciència dels ComputadorsFecha de publicación
2019-07Editor
Universitat Jaume IResumen
Global warming is growing exponentially and this is notably affecting the
environment. Many countries do not use renewable energies because of many different
factors which include the pricing. Clean energy development ... [+]
Global warming is growing exponentially and this is notably affecting the
environment. Many countries do not use renewable energies because of many different
factors which include the pricing. Clean energy development is vital for combating climate
change and limiting its most devastating effects. The Earth’s temperature has risen by an
average of 0.85ºC since the end of the 19th Century. Renewable energies are sources of
clean, inexhaustible and increasingly competitive energy. In fact, the use of renewable
energies will have very positive economic consequences. According to the International
Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), doubling the renewable energy share in the world
energy mix will result in additional global growth of 11% by that year (equivalent to 1.3
trillion dollars), an increase in wellbeing of 3.7% and in employment in the sector of up to
more than 24 million people, compared to 9.2 million today.
The main advantages of clean energies are:
- Environmental benefits: Vital for combating climate change
- Inexhaustible
- Jobs and the economy
- More countries with energy: Tanzania, Niger, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Central
African Republic, Liberia, Malawi, Burundi, Chad and South Sudan are countries that
have an average of 10% of people without energy.
This project was born from our concern on these problems: we see that our countries
do not do anything to avoid global warming. After an exhaustive search about why we do not
use renewable energies we figured out that people are not concerned about the environment
and also because they think that new technology is expensive. The question that everybody
asks and considers is whether it is worth the cost. However, it’s not just the money. We need
to make it part of the culture but most people are not ready for a change. The government is
the best at facilitating change faster than it can naturally happen. Knowing that money is the
best incentive for people to do anything, the government could potentially give those who use
renewable energy a tax break or lower tax. And that is why our intention is to change the
municipality council’s mindset, giving them the power to build different types of energy
sources, to try to avoid polluting the city.
The game will put the player in the main role of the story: the player is a proud mayor
of a new city that he needs to create. The mayor can build different types of buildings and the
player decides if he/she wants to be green or not. The mayor can unlock buildings and expand
the city by doing quests or tasks and make the most beautiful island [-]
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Treball final de Grau en Disseny i Desenvolupament de Videojocs. Codi: VJ1241. Curs acadèmic: 2018/2019
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