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Friday, 9 January 2015

Power House: A Game that will Teach Less to Pay the Bills.

Power House
The game creators Power House, which is available on Facebook, warned: it is addictive, but your time will be held for the benefit because, after going through all the levels, you can learn how to reduce utility bill from next month.

In the story of a virtual family of four daily solves a number of household tasks such as laundry, cleaning and cooking. The player must plan these things in such a way as to spend as little electricity. If he forgets to turn off the light at the same time or run too many devices, there is a short circuit. With each new level the game becomes more complicated task: for example, the characters cannot be in the dark room, then you need to turn on the light and abandon the use of technology.

Project scientists at Stanford University have developed together with the British Department of Energy specifically to teach people how to spend less energy and responsible attitude to the environment. Studies have shown that people who have played in Power House, began to spend significantly less resources and, consequently, reduced their pay bills.