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Pleasurable Troublemakers at fastcodesign.com

Check out the latest feature about our "Pleasurable Troublemakers" at fastcodesign.com.

Opinions, PublicationsMatthias LaschkeMarch 19, 2014aesthetic of friction, captology, persuasive technology, transformational objects, transformational products

Transformational Objects at Habit Summit Europe

We all know people, who seem to have all the "good" habits: Taking the bike instead of the car or showering only briefly and only cool.

TalksMatthias LaschkeMarch 12, 2014aesthetic of friction, captology, matthias laschke, persuasive technology, transformational objects, transformational products

The Chocolate Machine at BloombergBusinessweek and Reveries.com [updt]

Based on our Note at CHI'12, The Chocolate Machine arouses some interest. Marc talked to Drake Bennett of BloombergBusinessweek. Additionally, Tim Manners of Reveries.com posted an short note about the Chocolate Machine. Additionally The Food Chanel posted some lines about the Chocolate Machine.

Publications, TalksMatthias LaschkeJune 10, 2012aesthetic of friction, captology, CHI, persuasive technology, self-control, self-regulation, transformational objects, transformational products, willpower

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it

Transformational Objects aim at facilitating the realization of actions people find worthwhile, but hard to implement. To do so, the objects comments on our actions the very moment we may fall prey to a temptation. The object creates friction – but in a playful, slightly mocking way. Learn more ... Episode 3: Greenstuff Glory by Constanze Schlüter

Shows, Supervised student projectsMarc HassenzahlMarch 28, 2012aesthetic of friction, aesthetics of interaction, captology, experience design, human-computer interaction, industrial design, persuasive technology, transformational products, user experience

Transformational Objects at the E CULTURE FAIR 2011 [updt]

This year we were invited to present our Transformational Objects at the e culture fair 2011 in Hasselt, Belgium.

ShowsMatthias LaschkeDecember 2, 2011aesthetic of friction, captology, experience design, persuasive technology, transformational products, user experience

Aesthetic of Friction - TEDx Utrecht

I am excited ... to speak at the TEDx event on Moral Persuasion on the 8th of November at the Utrecht Hogeschool on "Transformational Objects and an Aesthetic of Friction".

I was really there ... Proof is courtesy of my friends from Design and Emotion.

TalksMarc HassenzahlNovember 24, 2011aesthetic of friction, captology, engergy-saving, experience design, human-computer interaction, industrial design, interaction design, persuasive technology, transformational products, user experience

Games, Life and Utopia

Reto Wettach is organizing Games, Life and Utopia for November 11th, 2p.m. at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) and I will be a part of it.

TalksMarc HassenzahlOctober 26, 2011aesthetic of friction, aesthetics of interaction, captology, experience design, human-computer interaction, industrial design, interaction design, persuasive technology, transformational products

Zwischen Können und Tun liegt ein großes Meer und auf seinem Grunde die gescheiterte Willenskraft

Unser i-com Themenheft zu Persuasiven Technologien ist da!

PublicationsMarc HassenzahlOctober 12, 2011aesthetic of friction, captology, experience design, human-computer interaction, interaction design, persuasive technology, user experience

Transformationale Produkte beim ökoRAUSCH Symposium

Am Sonntag, den 25. September 2011, 15 Uhr, hält Matthias Laschke einen eingeladenen Vortrag auf der ökoRAUSCH in Köln.

TalksMatthias LaschkeSeptember 16, 2011aesthetics of interaction, captology, engergy-saving, experience design, human-computer interaction, industrial design, interaction design, persuasive technology, transformational products, user experience

All right!

Unsorted mail, overfull garden sheds, disheveled desks – we all know this kind of mess. Now and then, we sort the mail and clear the desk not only to be able to find things again but also to satisfy our psychological need for order and security.

Courses, Supervised student projectsMatthias LaschkeAugust 17, 2011captology, experience design, human-computer interaction, industrial design, interaction design, persuasive technology, transformational products, user experience

Things with attitude [updt]

We are happy to be a part of the Create11 symposium at 23rd June 2011, 11:30, in London. Matthias Laschke will talk about Transformational Products as "things with attitude."

PublicationsMarc HassenzahlJune 22, 2011captology, engergy-saving, experience design, industrial design, persuasive technology, transformational products, user experience

Persuasive, transformational, gamified - Themenheft der i-com

"Persuasive Technologies" und "Gamification" erforscht den Einsatzinteraktiver Produkte mit dem Ziel, das Verhalten und die Einstellungen von Menschen gezielt zu verändern. Dabei gilt es eine Reihe von Aspekten zu berücksichtigen: von allgemeineren ethischen Fragen oder der Frage, was Motivation überhaupt ist, bis zur Gestaltung konkreter Produkte, ihrer Akzeptanz und der Messung ihres Erfolgs.

PublicationsMarc HassenzahlMay 23, 2011captology, engergy-saving, experience design, human-computer interaction, industrial design, interaction design, persuasive technology, transformational products, user experience