Saturday, November 6, 2010

Readings for Monday

Here are some readings about persuasive technology and environmental psychology.

This an essay by BJ Fogg which provides some background context for what exactly persuasive technology is. The essay presents five perspectives on computers and persuasion. One of the perspectives discusses the ethicalness of persuasive technology.


This article focusses on environmental psychology by reviewing interventional programs aimed at reducing energy consumption in the home. Although these programs do not utilize computer systems many of these interventions can easily be adopted to persuasive technology.


Here are some examples of using persuasive technology to encourage pro-environmental behaviors.


In order to read some of these I think you will have to log into the penrose library. When you click on a link it should take you to the login page and than to the article. If anyone has any problems let me know and I can send you the articles by email.










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  1. adrienneNovember 7, 2010 at 7:13 PM

    You should check out this critique of captology if only just to address some anticipated concerns in your lit review.

    http://www.iftf.org/node/3384

    And you should embed the links in your post!
    (You can't in the comments.)

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