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New domains and disciplines continue to emerge with the further realization of the information age.
As the field of Human-Computer Interaction gains affiliation with Persuasion Psychology and an Attention Economy, many ethical questions persist.

In Quartz's article about Facebook News Feed updates and other signs that "Designers are using Dark UX to turn us into sleep deprived internet addicts" (Anne Quito, August 23, 2017) sums up very good points about the ethics or lack there of in programming fields.

In the article I was introduced to "Captology" - a term that BJ Fogg derived (1996) from an acronym, CAPT which stands for Computers As Persuasive Technologies.


Here are other links to recent finds:

  • https://pressroom.usc.edu/antoine-bechara/
  • https://decipheringdesign101.wordpress.com/
  • Emily Ryan: http://www.uxiseverywhere.com/resources.html
  • https://vimeo.com/channels/457227/19508196
  • Dr. Kimberly Young: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOSYmLER664&feature=youtu.be


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