Browsing: Persuasive
Since 2006, the Persuasive Technology conference has brought together the world’s leading minds in human-computer interaction, behavioral science, and digital design. This blog chronicles that journey — from Padua to Hakodate — documenting how technology persuades, motivates, and empowers without coercion
Anyone who has witnessed it will recognize the scene where an American tech executive appears on a stage in the…
When you discover that a piece of software was never really intended to assist you, but rather to move you,…
How Persuasive Technology Is Transforming the Way Americans Interact With Their Own Governmentcopied
The majority of people most likely stop registering at this point. Between the unlock screen and your destination, you’ve scrolled…
When an advertisement seems to know too much, you get a certain feeling. Not just your age or your city,…
By the middle of the semester, a certain kind of tiredness descends upon a university campus. You can practically feel…
When you first notice it, you may be in a kitchen, watching a four-year-old use the serene muscle memory of…
You Have Already Lost Four Hours Today to Persuasive Technology. Here Is How to Take Them Backcopied
Sometime in the middle of the afternoon, usually in the quiet moments between tasks, a certain feeling emerges. Something has…
Most of us have experienced a brief moment, but we hardly ever give it much thought. After checking the time…
The manner in which Apple publishes its security notes is a bit peculiar. The company will walk you through a…
It wasn’t the five hours and thirty-six minutes of phone use per day that stopped me cold. It wasn’t even…