To encourage energy-saving behaviors and enhance engagement, lighting control systems are incorporating elements of gamification. In offices, dashboards might display real-time energy savings from daylight harvesting and occupancy sensing, turning conservation into a team-based challenge with rewards. In smart homes, apps can set goals for reducing lighting energy use, providing feedback and virtual “badges” for achievements. Lighting systems can also create interactive experiences—for example, a wall of color-tunable fixtures in a lobby that responds to the pace of a passerby or a children’s room light that changes color when they complete a chore. By making interaction with lighting systems fun, informative, and rewarding, gamification increases user adoption of smart features, promotes sustainable habits, and adds a layer of personality and interactivity to the built environment.
