Some scary uses of psychology to game users into paying for things. Doubly scary when this game is marketed to kids: 6 Ways Mario Kart… Read More »6 Ways Mario Kart Tour Triggers You Into Gambling Your Money
For those in a hurry: The review indicates that gamification provides positive effects, however, the effects are greatly dependent on the context in which the… Read More »Does Gamification Work?
Love this. I’ve always thought smell was underused in UIs. Source: Bad Smells Make Memories Stronger | Technology Networks
New York Times fighting back. The backlash against these practises continues. Source: How E-Commerce Sites Manipulate You Into Buying Things You May Not Want –… Read More »How E-Commerce Sites Manipulate You Into Buying Things You May Not Want
I’m working with a company who run auctions for travel upgrades so researching auction psychology and I thought I’d share some links. BBC Column: auction… Read More »Auction psychology
Some good options in there… Get free Psychology courses online from the world’s leading universities. Download these audio & video courses straight to your computer… Read More »Free online psychology courses
Some great stuff in here. Source: 7 Practical Facts about the Human Brain I wish Everyone Knew – Leo Widrich
I’ve been talking about the inherent problems with flat design for a few years now. (Affordance anyone?) We finally have some evidence that flat design… Read More »Research shows Flat Design is harder to use
I get asked a lot about numbers and psychology. Here are some common questions and the answers I give. Q: Are odd or even numbers… Read More »Psychology and numbers
An old friend got in touch to ask about confirmation bias in user research and if I had any resources. I shared them with him… Read More »Psychological / Cognitive Biases in User Research