Prizes are an issues because of funding and being able to still maintain excitement for the competition. Right now we're not sure what the prizes will be, but it seems we do need to give out individual small ones and also a reward for the winning dorm and floors. I just wonder whether giving too many rewards will dilute the enthusiasm for this competition and keep students from thinking about the main competitive spirit for the rivaling dorms.
Scoring is based on energy consumption, reduction and something we call kukui nut points. The KN points are something that can contribute to energy literacy by rewarding individuals who participate beyond just using electricity. They are doing things that can teach them what energy conservation is about.
Lastly cohesion is an issue because we realized that the chosen dorm called Frear Hall may not be a good candidate for the competition due to the demographics and setting. It seems Fear Hall is more of a conservative dorm that doesn't interact as much as the other towers in the UH Manoa campus. This is very important because participation depends on enthusiasm for this competition and to get students interested in energy conservation early.
I'm planning to look over more competition this week and work on the goals our group has set for this week. I'd also like to mention that I've been granted a license for using a mockup tool called Balsamiq. The staff at Balsamiq has been generous enough to give me a free license in order to work on this project. You can take a look at their site here. I'm still playing with the program, but I've created a page to show as an example.
Overall, I'm still struggling to think up ideas. I'm not sure what I can contribute to the design yet in a significant way.
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