Interaction design and behaviour change :: Architectures of Control

Interaction design and behaviour change

Published May 2nd, 2008 in Architectures of Control, Blogosphere, Brunel, Censorship, Design, Interaction design and Signal blocking.

Very interesting discussion going on right now on the IxDA forums on designing for behavioural change - specifically with a sustainability emphasis - but unfortunately, Brunel University blocks the site (due to Websense), so I can only read/post via e-mail or at home (requests for unblocking “may take up to a week”).

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