ScienceDaily (Dec. 11, 2011) — An energy quiz which tests people’s knowledge of the amount of energy used by various devices and processes, such as leaving the lights switched on the Christmas tree, has been developed by researchers at the University of Southampton.
A team led by Dr Alex Rogers at the University’s ECS — Electronics and Computer Science, developed The Energy Quiz, a “game with a purpose” for BT to challenge its employees to test their knowledge about energy and ECS and will launch a new version on 12 December. The online quiz, which can be found at: http://www.energy-quiz.org invites players to compete and to answer 12 questions about energy comparisons. For example, it asks: which uses more energy a Christmas tree with 100 lights continuously lit over the festive period or a dishwasher used once a week for month; or it compares heating water for a typical office for a year with a full Boeing 747 flying 400 miles with heating a typical office for a day versus driving a car 100 miles. BT has invited 200 employees to play the game and will roll it out to a further 3,500 in the next phase.