Bibliograph

Irresistible, the rise of addictive technology and the business of keeping us hooked, Adam Alter

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Irresistible, the rise of addictive technology and the business of keeping us hooked, Adam Alter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-344) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Irresistible

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

952647441

Responsibility statement

Adam Alter

Sub title

the rise of addictive technology and the business of keeping us hooked

Summary

"An urgent and expert investigation into behavioral addiction, the dark flipside of today's unavoidable digital technologies, and how we can turn the tide to regain control...Tracing the very notion of addiction through history right up until the present day, Alter shows that we're only just beginning to understand the epidemic of behavioral addiction gripping society..."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part 1. What is behavioral addiction and where did it come from? -- The rise of behavioral addiction -- The addict in all of us -- The biology of behavioral addiction -- Part 2. The ingredients of behavioral addiction (or, How to engineer an addictive experience) -- Goals -- Feedback -- Progress -- Escalation -- Cliffhangers -- Social interaction -- Part 3. The future of behavioral addiction (and some solutions) -- Nipping addictions at birth -- Habits and architecture -- Gamification

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