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
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…
Most people have experienced a moment when something feels a little strange, usually when attempting to decline a newsletter or…
In late 2018, a twentysomething named Jorge Reyes was in a small apartment in Mexico City, scrolling through grainy soccer…
Anyone who has witnessed a teen pick up a phone as soon as they wake up would agree that the…