The Kukui Cup: Design for a Next Generation Dorm Energy Competition

The Kukui Cup:Lights Off. Game On.Philip JohnsonInformation and Computer SciencesUniversity of Hawaiijohnson@hawaii.edu

(#)1The problemHawaii relies on oil for 90% of its energy.

This is a significant threat to:Hawaii's quality of lifeUH's survival as a Research I university

How do we help students become engaged and active in solving Hawaii's and UH's energy problems? (#)Video of the 2011 Kukui Cup(omitted from uploaded version due to size constraints.) (#)Our GoalsInspire your residents and yourselves to help solve Hawaii's energy problems.

Create community on your floor and lounge

Compete, win prizes, have fun

Satisfy your ResLife programming reqs.

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2011 Kukui Cup in a Nutshell3 weeks, 3 rounds, 24 events418 players, 850 hours(4,094 unique visitors, 170,000 hits) (#)It lasted three weeks, involved both online activities as well as real world events like workshops and excursions. Using custom instrumentation, we found that 418 students played the game for a total of 850 hours on the site. Apache web stats are less informative, showing over 4,000 unique visitors and 170 thousand hits.5In 2012, let's do even better!Better gamesBetter prizesBetter involvementStart in SeptemberKeep it going all year long

(#)Game 1: Use the least energy

(#)Like many challenges, we had a competition to see which floors could reduce their consumption the most. 7Game 2: Learn the most about energy

(#)Unlike most energy challenges, we also had a competition to see which students could learn the most by engaging in a variety of educational activities. 8Prizes for Game 1 and 2

(#)Game 3: Beat your baseline

(#)10Game 4: Raffle Game (more prizes)

(#)11Game 5: Bonus points for playing with friends

(#)12Game 6: Bonus points for signing up friends

(#)13Game 7: Get badges for achievements

(#)14Action Example: Literacy Videos

(#)Action Example: Commitments

(#)Action Example: Excursions

(#)Use game mechanics to connect "real world" to "online world"

(#)We tried to create a virtuous circle using game mechanics, in which online activities would suggest ways for students to change their real world behavior, and if successful, these real world changes would result in improved performance back in the game world. So, learning about conservation techniques in the game world, if applied in the real world, should increase the number of points earned by players. 18September Schedule

(#)September PrizesSwag:TshirtsBandannasWater bottlesEcototesTumblers

Prizes:gift certificatesclothingskateboardrecycled bicycleiPad

(#)2012 T-Shirt Design

(#)Promotional Video for Students

(#)RA September responsibilitiesPromote online participation by your floorCompete to win on pointsCompete to win on energyWear your Kukui Cup tshirt once a week.Or when cleanPlay the game. Learn about energy.For your assigned workshop(s):Attend 1 meeting with KC staffPromote it to floor, tower, Hale AlohaAttend and provide support (#)RA September RewardsHelp create UH culture of energy...sophistication, advocacy, sustainability

Help to test and improve a new educational game technology

Support an NSF research project on sustainable behavior change.

Get a cool tshirt

Play to win Top Score and Raffle Games. (#)RA Lounge Participation GameWin a UH Bookstore gift certificate of:$10 if 50% of your lounge participates$20 if 75% of your lounge participates$40 if 90% of your lounge participates

* "Participation" means the resident logged on to the game and did at least one activity (earned 35 points). (#)RA Event Participation GameWin a UH Bookstore certificate of:$20 if the event(s) you sign up for exceed the "target attendance".

* See the game plan document for the target attendance for each event. (#)What to do right nowLook at your game plan document, find 1 or 2 events you want to help organize.

Sign up on the sheet going around.

Your most important contribution to these events is marketing!And you can win a gift certificate for doing it well. (#)One last thing....The Kukui Cup will not end in October.

It will continue all year long.

More on that later... (#)Any questions? (#)