Energy savings can be achievable through different ways. The new application Virtual Energy Advisor tries to reach it by involving the user in a game-oriented way.  Through cooperation and competition, the application motivates the users in order to achieve the energy efficiency goals.

As if it were a video game, Virtual Energy Advisor uses a system of individual challenges which provides the user with his/her progresses in energy efficiency, it also sets goals and share the achievements to social networks. This application also offers an on line video game-oriented modality, since it allows you to compare individual results of each player with nearby participants. Comparing our energy efficiency results with our friends and neighbors will let us know if our energy efficiency habits are as efficient as we expect.

Medals, badges and points are also present to this gamification: they are one more element to motivate users.

The application has arrived to some pilot regions where the use of this application and energy savings techniques are being promoted. Those regions includes Guipuzkoa and Barcelona, where the application is developed.

Virtual Energy Advisor is based on the concept of gamification, it is proving to be an efficient tool in order to promote the social and responsible behavior towards the environment. The use of games, social networks and the proper analysis of the people behavior are opening new fields that those who encourages energy efficiency will not ignore.

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