http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk Using design to influence behaviour Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:13:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/some-implications/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Architectures of Control in Design » Philips: You MUST watch these adverts Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:17:34 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?page_id=18#comment-685 [...] From ‘Some implications of architectures of control in design‘: Chris Weightman, an industrial designer at London consultancy Tangerine, believes that outside of the companies that have gone strategically (and perhaps philosophically) down the DRM and restriction route, designers will generally tend to focus on making the product experience more attractive to the user, with easier interactions a goal of many briefs. This tends to work against many architectures of control: indeed, there may well be a commercial advantage to being ‘second’ in the market (a ‘me-too’ product) but offering a simpler, more open product: [...] [...] From ‘Some implications of architectures of control in design‘: Chris Weightman, an industrial designer at London consultancy Tangerine, believes that outside of the companies that have gone strategically (and perhaps philosophically) down the DRM and restriction route, designers will generally tend to focus on making the product experience more attractive to the user, with easier interactions a goal of many briefs. This tends to work against many architectures of control: indeed, there may well be a commercial advantage to being ‘second’ in the market (a ‘me-too’ product) but offering a simpler, more open product: [...]

]]> http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/some-implications/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Architectures of Control in Design » Another dystopian vision Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:06:37 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?page_id=18#comment-96 [...] Tarmle has synthesised many of the implications of DRM and other architectures of control, from analogue hole blockers to the idea of a few marginalised die-hard practical technology enthusiasts existing on the edge of society into a chilling prophecy. [...] [...] Tarmle has synthesised many of the implications of DRM and other architectures of control, from analogue hole blockers to the idea of a few marginalised die-hard practical technology enthusiasts existing on the edge of society into a chilling prophecy. [...]

]]> http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/some-implications/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Architectures of Control in Design » ‘Value of your home to be determined by the “freedom” your gadgets exhibit’ Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:51:43 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?page_id=18#comment-75 [...] Regardless of Orlowski’s cynicism, this idea does add another wrinkle to the implications of architectures of control discussion. Economically, products which remove control from the user are more likely to be worth less, and in the long run, this might begin to have an impact where architectures of control become more prevalent. Maybe not in houses for a long while, but already (for example) a second-hand CD-ROM of some software which requires a node-locked licence is almost worthless. [...] [...] Regardless of Orlowski’s cynicism, this idea does add another wrinkle to the implications of architectures of control discussion. Economically, products which remove control from the user are more likely to be worth less, and in the long run, this might begin to have an impact where architectures of control become more prevalent. Maybe not in houses for a long while, but already (for example) a second-hand CD-ROM of some software which requires a node-locked licence is almost worthless. [...]

]]> http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/some-implications/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Architectures of Control in Design » Breaking Racial Sound Barriers Fri, 06 Jan 2006 21:23:25 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?page_id=18#comment-26 [...] Via Furdlog, a Washington Post article by Christopher John Farley, “Breaking Racial Sound Barriers”, presents an interesting spin on the likelihood of architectures of control creating/enforcing/reinforcing a marginalised “technology underclass,” as I previously discussed (to some extent, anyway) in Some implications of architectures of control. [...] [...] Via Furdlog, a Washington Post article by Christopher John Farley, “Breaking Racial Sound Barriers”, presents an interesting spin on the likelihood of architectures of control creating/enforcing/reinforcing a marginalised “technology underclass,” as I previously discussed (to some extent, anyway) in Some implications of architectures of control. [...]

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