Using Serious Gaming to Discover and Understand Distributed Ledger Technology in Distributed Energy Systems

摘要

This paper provides an extension to a family of games that are in the theme of distributed energy systems. This extension of the family of games is a direct result of developing a derived type of game, that is, an energy trading and investing game that involves the infrastructural usage of a new technology, in this particular case, blockchain (a type of distributed ledger technology). The game's novel architecture is explained succinctly, and some results are discussed. Shortly, the extensions of the generic architecture are listed, and special emphasis is put on the idea that such a game must have a two-phased play - one with the novel technology not active and one with it activated. Finally, some insights in game architecture development and the necessary next steps are posited.