Hi I thought this might be interesting for any game designers out there. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div bgcolor="white" link="#FF7900" vlink="#FF7900" lang="EN-GB"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"> </span></p>
<div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"> Anita Onwuegbuzie [mailto:<a href="mailto:anita@creativeindustriesktn.org" target="_blank">anita@creativeindustriesktn.org</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 21 December 2011 18:55<br><b>To:</b> Andres Muniz Piniella<br><b>Subject:</b> Partnering For Innovation: Smart Energy, Games and Design Ideas Lab - 16 January 2012</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<tbody><tr><td style="padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt" valign="top"><div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Opportunity for designers and games developers to explore challenges around TSB Smart Power Distribution and Demand £2.4M competition.</span></p>
</div><div><p style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">How can designers and games developers help persuade people to manage and reduce energy consumption? This is one of the challenges contained in a new Technology Strategy Board competition on “Smart Power Distribution and Demand”.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The Technology Strategy Board is offering funding for feasibility studies as the exploratory phase of a four year programme to stimulate innovation in power distribution and the management of demand. The <a href="http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/comp_smartenergy_final.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">competition briefing paper</span></b></a> suggests that there is a role for creative businesses in helping to develop ‘novel, demand side, consumer focused technologies’ in the field. It cites cognitive design and social gaming as relevant skillsets.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">What would be the reality of building such a proposal? Is it feasible for games developers or GUI designers to work effectively with smart meter manufacturers, energy companies or other players in the power sector? What form might a joint project or feasibility study take? A multi-platform app on smart phones or tablets that talks to individual smart meters? A Sim City style game featuring real time data? A vertical application for smart meter data with gamers demonstrating real-world energy usage, related carbon emissions and efficiency? How can consumers be persuaded to change behaviour in ways that will make a real difference?</span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">To explore the possibilities, Creative Industries KTN and the Pervasive Media Studio are hosting a ‘Partnering for Innovation’ event at the <b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Watershed Media Centre </span></b>in<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Bristol</span></b> on <b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">16 January 2012</span></b>. It will bring together people from the games and design sectors with businesses and organisations in the energy supply chain to:</span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Network with other organisations</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;line-height:12.0pt">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Gain an understanding of developments in Smart Energy space</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Explore the themes for the competition and the potential role of creative businesses</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Make contacts and discuss potential collaborations</span></li></ul><p style="line-height:12.0pt">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">If this is a challenge that interests you and you would like to take part in the event, please register your interest with <a href="http://creativeindustriesktn.org/beacons/pg/mailer/url/349856/h1" target="_blank">anita@creativeindustriesktn.org</a></span></p>
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