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
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…
Someone or something attempted to persuade you to change your mind at some point between when you last updated your…
A group of computer scientists has been debating what constitutes persuasion for an excessive amount of time somewhere in a…
There is a subtle difference when you walk through any major city these days. It’s not the noise or the…
As you approach the summit, the first thing you notice is how unremarkable everyone appears. No swagger from a DEF…
Twenty minutes before the IN+ seminar on the psychology of persuasive technology started, the room at Instituto Superior Técnico in…
Count the cameras as you stroll down a street in London at dusk. Really, you can’t. There are too many…
For years, a small team of researchers at Stanford University studied the seemingly straightforward question of what drives human behavior…