Foster, Derek and Blythe, Mark and Cairns, Paul and Lawson, Shaun (2010) Competitive carbon counting: can social networking sites Make saving energy more enjoyable? In: Proceedings of the 28th of the international conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems, CHI 2010, April 2010, Atlanta, Georgia.

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This paper reports on the design, deployment and initial evaluation of “Wattsup”, an innovative Facebook application which displays live data from a commercial off-the-shelf energy monitor. The Wattsup application was deployed and trialled in eight homes over an eighteen day period in two conditions - personal energy data viewable and friend’s energy data viewable. A significant reduction in energy was observed in the socially enabled condition. The paper argues that socially-mediated discussion and competition made for a more enjoyable user experience.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	This paper reports on the design, deployment and initial evaluation of “Wattsup”, an innovative Facebook application which displays live data from a commercial off-the-shelf energy monitor. The Wattsup application was deployed and trialled in eight homes over an eighteen day period in two conditions - personal energy data viewable and friend’s energy data viewable. A significant reduction in energy was observed in the socially enabled condition. The paper argues that socially-mediated discussion and competition made for a more enjoyable user experience.
Keywords:	energy, persuasive technology, sustainability, social networks, Facebook, Design, Human factors, Energy saving
Subjects:	G Mathematical and Computer Sciences > G440 Human-computer Interaction G Mathematical and Computer Sciences > G400 Computer Science
Divisions:	College of Sciences > Faculty of Science > Lincoln School of Computer Science
Depositing User:	Derek Foster
Date Deposited:	20 Apr 2010 07:47
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2013 08:35
URI:	http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/2319

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