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Gaming Simulation Design to Learn Best Mixes of Power Sources

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Simulation and Gaming for Social Impact (ISAGA 2022)

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To confront the global warming crisis, reducing greenhouse gas emission amounts is an important issue for electrical power providers. However, understanding the business model and characteristics of power sources simultaneously is quite difficult. The authors designed a new Gaming Simulation called the “Power Mix Game (PMG)” to provide opportunities for understanding electrical power generation business operations. The game was evaluated at two schools in 2021: 50 students participated. According to a comparison of responses given to questionnaires before and after playing, PMG has been demonstrated as an effective learning tool. Using PMG for learning can lead to better consensus for issues that have divided people and the power supply industry.

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This Research was supported by the Foundation for the Fusion of Science and Technology (FOST), Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

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  1. National Institute of Technology, Asahikawa College, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

    Ryoju Hamada

  2. Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

    Noritaka Yusa

  3. National Institute of Technology, Tomakomai College, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan

    Tomomi Kaneko

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  1. Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA

    Casper Harteveld

  2. University of Houston - Clear Lake, Houston, TX, USA

    Steven Sutherland

  3. Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA

    Giovanni Troiano

  4. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Heide Lukosch

  5. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Sebastiaan Meijer

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Hamada, R., Yusa, N., Kaneko, T. (2023). Gaming Simulation Design to Learn Best Mixes of Power Sources. In: Harteveld, C., Sutherland, S., Troiano, G., Lukosch, H., Meijer, S. (eds) Simulation and Gaming for Social Impact. ISAGA 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13622. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37171-4_10

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