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Author
Publisher
Packt Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Explains gamification, especially the Octalysis framework, as taking the elements of games that make people want to return and continue playing those games, and applying those elements to other activities, thus increasing productivity and quality in the workplace while improving the workers' experience and increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Taking us on a fascinating journey through some of the world's best and worst landscapes, buildings, and cityscapes, Sarah Williams Goldhagen draws from recent research in cognitive neuroscience and psychology to demonstrate how people's experiences of the places they build are central to their well-being, their physical health, their communal and social lives, and even their very sense of themselves. From this foundation, Goldhagen presents a powerful...
Author
Publisher
New Riders
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
WE DESIGN TO ELICIT RESPONSES from people. We want them to buy something, read more, or take action of some kind. Designing without understanding what makes people act the way they do is like exploring a new city without a map: results will be haphazard, confusing, and inefficient. This book combines real science and research with practical examples to deliver a guide every designer needs. With this book you'll design more intuitive and engaging apps,...
Author
Publisher
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This book explores connections between storytelling and design. It examines the psychology of visual communication from a narrative point of view."--Publisher's description.
Good design, like good storytelling, brings ideas to life. The latest book from award-winning writer Ellen Lupton is a playbook for creative thinking, showing designers how to use storytelling techniques to create satisfying graphics, products, services and experiences. Whether...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this ingenious-even liberating-book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores the needs of users and the principles of cognitive psychology. The problems range from ambiguous and hidden controls to arbitrary relationships between controls and functions, coupled...
9) The great indoors: the surprising science of how buildings shape our behavior, health, and happiness
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. And yet, in many ways, the indoor world remains unexplored territory. For all the time we spend inside buildings, we rarely stop to consider: How do these spaces affect our mental and physical well-being? Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Our productivity, performance, and relationships? In...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up meets Nudge in this irresistible design method from Japan. We are living in a time when behavioral change is necessary for our health and survival. Yet we find it exceedingly difficult to transform our own habits, let alone those of other people. Enter Naohiro Matsumura, whose powerful new design method is as astonishingly simple in its logic as it is sophisticated in its psychology. It allows any of us-from...
Author
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Love is the surprising emotion that company builders cannot afford to ignore. Genuine, heartfelt devotion and loyalty from customers - yes, love - is what propels a select few companies ahead. Think about the products and companies that you really care about and how they make you feel. You do not merely like those products, you adore them. Consider your own emotions and a key insight is revealed: Love is central to business. Nobody talks about...
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