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Forty-five minutes of stress in a sea container that has been transformed into an infrarium filled with physical and mental challenges. How do you go about laying energy cables without disrupting industry or energy suppliers? How can you work with others in a small space filled with smoke, flashing lights and incessant noise? What effect do stress and emotions have on decision-making? The Energy Grid Game simulation reveals the challenging decisions that the energy sector will face during the current energy transition. This case focuses on the Port of Rotterdam. The game was designed by Igor Nikolic, associate professor of participatory multi-modelling, and Geertje Bekebrede, associate professor of serious game design. The goal is to allow participants to experience, both physically and emotionally, the urgency, cohesion, mutual dependence and complexity of the energy transition. 

A piece in the TU Delft stories has been published about Infrarium!

In dutch:

https://www.tudelft.nl/stories/articles/onder-stress-kabels-trekken-in-het-infrarium-de-energy-grid-game

In English

https://www.tudelft.nl/en/stories/articles/laying-cables-under-stress-in-the-infrarium-the-energy-grid-game

Dr.ir. Igor Nikolic: i.nikolic@tudelft.nl
Dr.ir. Geertje Bekebrede: g.bekebrede@tudelft.nl

On Friday, October 8, 2021, during Symposium & Inauguraal lecture of Prof. Aukje Hassoldt Infrarium will be officially presented to the world. We are in the final sprint to get everything ready for the event.

Both the design of the game and the development of the container are still progressing! Because of the modularity of the setup the building process is continuing fast, even while the design isn’t crystallized yet. Figuring out how to best design this new type of game takes some trying out in drawings and modelling, but as time progresses everything starts to become clearer.

The three roles will have their own space, puzzles and challenges, but need to communicate and time their actions together to complete their goals. The actions and elements they can interact with are the focus points right now.

The development of the container starts to focus on decor and scenery. The modular panels have all been painted to look like metal, and props are added to increase the industrial look. Next to that, the back-end of the container is progressing with elements like speakers for sound, piping for ventilation and a server to run all elements.