Addiction by design
Natasha Dow Schull's research shows that casinos engineer machines to increase the time players use them, suggesting that it's not just a matter of 'self-control' for gamblers. It's a worrying sign of the future as more and more our technologies start to use these design techniques....

Natasha Dow Schull's research shows that casinos engineer machines to increase the time players use them, suggesting that it's not just a matter of 'self-control' for gamblers. It's a worrying sign of the future as more and more our technologies start to use these design techniques.
<ul> <li>Natasha's book <a href="http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9156.html">Addiction by Design</a></li> </ul>