By Anna Ho, Senior Strategist “Persuasive technologies”, a term coined by Stanford researcher, BJ Fogg, is used to broadly describe interactive technologies designed to shape user behavior through persuasive tactics or social responses. That adaptive website designed to help make shopping easier or mobile app designed to help you learn a new skill through game
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By Clemente Miller, Sr. UX Designer Have you ever taken the time to read the terms & conditions for the updates to your favorite apps? I attempted once, but then quickly found myself falling asleep at my desk. Or, how about the many accounts that we’ve abandoned and shoved in the digital junk drawer and
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Wonder what makes Smashing Ideas so smashing? Our people! We sat down with Telford Burtts, Senior Producer, to talk shop, how trust and communication are the bedrocks of a well-managed and successful project, his most excellent time-travel adventure that would put Bill and Ted to shame, and how artificial intelligence will evolve the role of a producer. You’ve
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By Kat Craig, Designer Take a look at your favorite website, app, or mobile game. Does it load quickly? Are those images nice and clear? Are they in the right place? They didn’t get there by magic folks. This was done by a process that’s rarely spoken about, and honestly, not always done very thoroughly. However, if
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