Level Up or Game Over: Exploring How Dark Patterns Shape Mobile Games DOI

Sam Niknejad,

Thomas Mildner, Nima Zargham

и другие.

Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2024

This study explores the prevalence of dark patterns in mobile games that exploit players through temporal, monetary, social, and psychological means. Recognizing ethical concerns potential harm surrounding these manipulative strategies, we analyze user-generated data 1496 to identify relationships between deployment within "dark" "healthy" games. Our findings reveal are not only widespread typically seen as problematic but also present may be perceived benign. research contributes needed quantitative support broader understanding With an emphasis on design, our highlights current problems revenue models can particularly harmful vulnerable populations. To this end, discuss relevance community-based approaches surface design necessity for collaboration among players/users practitioners promote healthier gaming experiences.

Язык: Английский

Tracing the History and Evolution of Dark Patterns on Twitter from 2010-2021 DOI Creative Commons

Ike Obi,

Colin M. Gray, Shruthi Sai Chivukula

и другие.

ACM Transactions on Social Computing, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2025

Designers’ use of deceptive and manipulative design practices have become increasingly ubiquitous, impacting users’ ability to make choices that respect their agency autonomy. These been popularly defined through the term “dark patterns” which has gained attention from designers, privacy scholars, more recently, legal scholars regulators. The increased interest in concept dark patterns across a range practitioners users motivated us study evolution highlight future trajectory conversations around similar activist movements utilize social computing platforms. In this paper, we examine history Twitter discourse #darkpatterns its inception June 2010 until April 2021, using combination quantitative qualitative methods describe how changed over time. We frame these new socio-technical activism , whereby participants unite order identify fight back against problematic technology practices. discuss potential trajectories opportunities for further scholarship at intersection design, policy, online activism.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0
Understanding Deceptive User Interface Designs: How They Unduly Influence Customers’ Choices DOI
Thomas F. Schilling, Michael Bošnjak, Colin M. Gray

и другие.

Zeitschrift für Psychologie, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 232(4), С. 293 - 296

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0
Level Up or Game Over: Exploring How Dark Patterns Shape Mobile Games DOI

Sam Niknejad,

Thomas Mildner, Nima Zargham

и другие.

Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2024

This study explores the prevalence of dark patterns in mobile games that exploit players through temporal, monetary, social, and psychological means. Recognizing ethical concerns potential harm surrounding these manipulative strategies, we analyze user-generated data 1496 to identify relationships between deployment within "dark" "healthy" games. Our findings reveal are not only widespread typically seen as problematic but also present may be perceived benign. research contributes needed quantitative support broader understanding With an emphasis on design, our highlights current problems revenue models can particularly harmful vulnerable populations. To this end, discuss relevance community-based approaches surface design necessity for collaboration among players/users practitioners promote healthier gaming experiences.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0