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REWARDHeat serious game: a fun and interactive way to learn more about DHC grids!
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REWARDHeat serious game: a fun and interactive way to learn more about DHC grids!
In order to present and promote innovative heating grids, HAWK University has developed a web-based serious game. The game is about the heating sector and its transformation in a fictional town. Players take one of the roles (district heating company, district manager, government) and follow their goals to win in the game while interacting with each other and performing different actions. It allows to discover a simulation of transformation of existing fossil fuel-based heating systems to sustainable systems, but also increases knowledge and raises awareness.
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EU Horizon 2020 project REWARDHeat, which aims to demonstrate how to make a transition to a new generation of low-temperature district heating and cooling grids and effectively integrate and utilize renewable and waste heat.
The game has been created for different types of users. It can be interesting and useful for:
Engineering, economic and finance students;
Professionals from the energy and finance sectors, city planners, municipalities;
Everyone who is interested in energy and sustainability.
The game has successfully been tested with students from the HAWK and international students and it has not stopped improving ever since.
Starting in December 2022, HAWK offers to organise free gaming workshops to the public. Both online and in-person formats are possible, and they can travel to the location of participants.
