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Brief Description

EnerCities is the first serious game on Facebook. It's about energy sources and the balance between people, planet and profit. Can you create a metropolis that stands the test of time?

Release Date February 5 2010

Developer Paladin Studios

Project Lead Eric Luijten

Press Coverage

Press Release URL
http://www.paladinstudios.com/resources/enercities_press_release.html

Full Description

Project EnerCities offers a serious gaming platform for young people (typical target group: 15-20 years) to experience energy-related implications. The goal is to create and expand virtual cities dealing with pollution, energy shortages, renewable energy etc.

The development of the serious game is based on state of the art technologies and insights. The game is fully web-based, 3D perspective (via Unity3D plug-in) and is suitable to play on low-budget computers.

The game offers a semi-realistic simulation with game-like visual styles (cartoony) and low entry barriers (easy to understand; multiple levels in order to bring-in more complexity). All these approaches enable a wide distribution of the Enercities serious game across Europe.



Purpose

The project makes youngsters (and teachers) aware of energy-related implications and will have the ability to change their energy-aware attitudes and behaviours.

Ultimately, after completion project EnerCities must show a shift in energy-aware attitudes and behaviours of youngsters (and teachers) through the usage of the serious gaming platform and related education materials. In this sense, EnerCities offers an unique and innovative approach to boost energy saving behaviours of young people and teachers across Europe.

Metrics
 How are you measuring results?
 Through surveys (pre-play, post-play and control group). In addition, we also track user behavior inside the game. This goes from how long and often people play, to their favorite playstyle (eg. Economy vs Environment, Coal Plant vs Solar Energy).

What outcomes have been measured?
 The project is currently in the roll-out phase. Measurement results are not available yet.

Non-Profit involved: yes


Funding Sources: European Commission, partners

Budget
Overall: 1400000
Secured: 1400000
Game Tags

enercities,energy,sim city,europe,european,paladin



Where you can play this game http://www.enercities.eu

Contacts
General Dylan Nagel, dylan@paladinstudios.com
Press John Perry, J.Perry@lmc.ac.uk

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