The concept I have chosen for this design challenge is one which is clear, simple, easy to navigate, and effective in the way it will help the understanding and monitoring of energy use inside a household. My interface is designed for the average family, based on an iPad or iPhone product application. This application provides the opportunity to see where power is being used, at what time of the day. I believe time is an important factor that must be taken into consideration alongside understanding where the power is being used. Based on a 24 hour clock my application has an aesthetic appeal which bar graphs, or spread sheets don’t. The user can monitor how much energy is being used through this idea, when and area of the clock is glowing bright, too much energy is being used, therefore to reset the clock the user must save more energy. Over a period of 24 hours this will leave a trace of how much energy has been used and where. The motivation to better personal energy consumption comes from the social networking side of my application. Once you have recorded a full 24 hour day you are able to upload your data to facebook or twitter via a ‘Smartwatch’ page. This allows the user to compare how they are doing based on friends results or similar house’s in a similar area.
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