Greenhouse Glasses

Actors
+ user

+ data providers

Description
The user's view of the world is augmented by real-time information about climate change, greenhouse gases and carbon footprints.

Wherever possible, useful climate change information is shown to help the user better understand the choices they are making and how they fit into their environment.

This is fully described at https://www.miskatonic.org/2013/09/11/greenhouse-glasses/.

Preconditions
+ User has an AR device.

+ User has chosen his augmented view.

+ Carbon footprint information for commercial products (identified by e.g. EAN barcodes) is available through open APIs.

+ Either household energy monitors are in place, and can make data available through APIs, or average energy usage information about those devices is available.

+ Household devices can be recognized and augmented.

+ Energy usage of buildings is available through open APIs.

+ Buildings can be recognized (either visually or by location) and augmented.

+ Current weather information is available.

+ Information about likely causal connections between current weather and climate change is available.

Flow of events
+ When shopping, the carbon footprint of products is shown overlaid on it.

+ When travelling, how much fuel is used or saved is shown.

+ At home, the energy usage and carbon footprint of devices such as microwave ovens and computers is shown.

+ When outside, the energy usage of buildings is shown overlaid on the building's exterior.

+ Changes in weather that are likely connected to climate change are highlighted and explained.