Designing a choice-based serious game to enhance energy literacy in the kitchen context of Chinese households

Abstract: Increasing concerns on the effect of climate change is arousing the awareness of sustainability all over the world, and plenty of measures have been taken to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing energy consumption through behavior change of residents presents a promising opportunity to save energy significantly. This project is focused on designing a choice-based interactive game to support increased energy literacy of Chinese youths, especially in the kitchen of Chinese households. With an interactive narrative prototype evaluated by 11 participants through interviews and surveys, learning outcomes and feedback were collected and considerations in the design process were figured out. The result indicates the potential of enhancing energy literacy with such an interactive game based on point collecting, but a more interesting protostory, suitable difficulty levels and freedom of interaction is significant to the general experience and effect.