How to Play

Learn how to start, control, and end a run in the Innovation Hub Game.

Look at these values first:

The red temperature should stay inside the grey comfort zone when the room is occupied.

Turn on one of the three actions:

As soon as you activate one action, you take over the player room and the game starts.

Only one action can be active at a time.

When you turn one action on, the others switch off automatically.

Use Heating when the room is too cold.

Use Cooling when the room is too warm.

Use Do Nothing when the current state is already good or when active conditioning would be wasteful.

Track these panels while you play:

This shows whether your choices improve comfort, reduce cost, or both.

The simulation advances in 15-minute steps.

Use the pace setting to decide how fast each step runs in real time.

Lower tariffs can be a good time to prepare the room for future occupancy.

That can mean pre-heating or pre-cooling before people arrive.

To stop controlling the room, do one of these:

If the minimum game duration is already complete, the game can stop.

If not, rule-based control takes over and finishes the remaining minimum run time.

Good play is not just about temperature.

You also need to control cost.

Try to keep the room comfortable while people are present.

Avoid unnecessary heating or cooling when the room is empty.

Your goal is to stay at or above 100%.

If you stop early, the room does not freeze in place.

Rule-based control takes over until the minimum game duration is reached.

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