• Question: Why did you choose that your game would be to teach players about home heating rather than anything else? When did you move from Mauritius ? Areyou very concerned about the planet?

    Asked by jessicabromham to Gopal on 24 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Gopal Ramchurn

      Gopal Ramchurn answered on 24 Jun 2013:


      Let’s answer each question one at a time:
      1. I chose an app to teach people about home heating because many people are confused about their thermostat settings and waste a lot of energy as a result. I think if they understood the physics of it all (e.g., heat transfer, leakage of the house, and boiler mechanics), they would not set it wrongly.
      2. I moved from Mauritius in 1998 to study at University. I thought I’d go back within three years but got seduced by research!
      3. Yes, I am very concerned about the planet… I believe we are privileged to be living in a world where we can still afford to have petrol-driven cars, gas powered electricity etc… our descendants will not have this chance and will live in a very polluted world where they will have to restrict themselves in the way they consume energy for example.

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