How to Design Addictive User Experiences

Is your service a vitamin or pain-killer? Does your app cause anxiety in your users when they don’t have it? We’re not talking meth — we’re talking about addictive user experiences within the framework of engaging design.

Nir Eyal has developed a framework for designing habit-forming products called “the hook model,” which gives product designers a new way for thinking of the necessary components of creating user behavior. In this fast-paced session, Nir will take you through how to create massive, repeatable engagement in a predictable way.

Watch Nir’s session to learn:

  • The common design patterns of habit-forming products.
  • The stages of habit formation and how to optimize for user retention.
  • A look into the psychology behind what drives user behavior and how to build products to cater to core human needs.

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Windows Phone Live Tiles Could’ve Been So Much More

I’ve recently acquired a Nokia Lumia 920 review unit and as an Android enthusiast, I would have never made this switch but there’s no way I’d turn down the opportunity to play with some new toys.

While I can make a full comprehensive-review of the hardware and operating system, I’ll mainly be looking at Windows Phone 8 (Not Windows Mobile, mind you) and its implication for gamification design.

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