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The Kukui Cup: Lights Off. Game On. Philip Johnson Information and Computer Sciences University of Hawaii johnson@hawaii.edu. The problem. Hawaii relies on oil for 90% of its energy. This is a significant threat to: Hawaii's quality of life UH's survival as a Research I university
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The KukuiCup:Lights Off. Game On. Philip Johnson Information and Computer Sciences University of Hawaii johnson@hawaii.edu
The problem • Hawaii relies on oil for 90% of its energy. • This is a significant threat to: • Hawaii's quality of life • UH's survival as a Research I university • How do we help students become engaged and active in solving Hawaii's and UH's energy problems?
Video of the 2011 Kukui Cup • (omitted from uploaded version due to size constraints.)
Our Goals • Inspire your residents and yourselves to help solve Hawaii's energy problems. • Create community on your floor and lounge • Compete, win prizes, have fun • Satisfy your ResLife programming reqs.
2011 Kukui Cup in a Nutshell 3 weeks, 3 rounds, 24 events 418 players, 850 hours(4,094 unique visitors, 170,000 hits)
In 2012, let's do even better! Better games Better prizes Better involvement Start in September Keep it going all year long
Use game mechanics to connect "real world" to "online world"
September Prizes • Swag: • Tshirts • Bandannas • Water bottles • Ecototes • Tumblers • Prizes: • gift certificates • clothing • skateboard • recycled bicycle • iPad
RA September responsibilities • Promote online participation by your floor • Compete to win on points • Compete to win on energy • Wear your Kukui Cup tshirt once a week. • Or when clean • Play the game. Learn about energy. • For your assigned workshop(s): • Attend 1 meeting with KC staff • Promote it to floor, tower, Hale Aloha • Attend and provide support
RA September Rewards • Help create UH culture of energy... • sophistication, advocacy, sustainability • Help to test and improve a new educational game technology • Support an NSF research project on sustainable behavior change. • Get a cool tshirt • Play to win Top Score and Raffle Games.
RA Lounge Participation Game • Win a UH Bookstore gift certificate of: • $10 if 50% of your lounge participates • $20 if 75% of your lounge participates • $40 if 90% of your lounge participates • * "Participation" means the resident logged on to the game and did at least one activity (earned 35 points).
RA Event Participation Game • Win a UH Bookstore certificate of: • $20 if the event(s) you sign up for exceed the "target attendance". • * See the game plan document for the target attendance for each event.
What to do right now • Look at your game plan document, find 1 or 2 events you want to help organize. • Sign up on the sheet going around. • Your most important contribution to these events is marketing! • And you can win a gift certificate for doing it well.
One last thing.... • The Kukui Cup will not end in October. • It will continue all year long. • More on that later...