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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"dark patterns"”.
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Broken Expectations, Broken Concepts: A New Diagnosis of Dark Patterns
Interest in analyzing and preventing dark patterns, commonly defined as design that is manipulative or deceptive, has been rising. Most analyses of dark patterns today are descriptive, describing and categorizing examples of these patterns in user interfaces, making it difficult for stakeholders to …
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Analysis of Dark Patterns in UI/UX Elements of Digital Platforms
… trick users into signing up or buying a product. Dark patterns are the tricks used by apps and websites that push users into doing things they didn’t intend to, like signing up for a service or making a purchase. This thesis covers different types of dark patterns, including roach motel, malicious …
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A Concept-based Analysis of Dark Patterns in User Interface Design
In this thesis, we present a new theory of dark patterns that aims to move the literature away from fragmented, top-down analysis of systems through subjective dark patterns taxonomies towards a more objective and generalizable framework. Focusing on user interface related dark patterns, we propose …
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Understanding User and Developer Perceptions of Dark Patterns in Online Environments
… in an online environment. Deceptive patterns, also known as dark patterns, refer to user interface (UI) design choices crafted to manipulate or trick users into actions that they are not intended to do in digital environments. These patterns, found everywhere in digital interfaces, …
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Understanding the Impact of Dark Pattern Detection on Online Users
Dark Patterns are a variety of different software designs that are used to manipulate and mislead the users of an application or service. These patterns range from making it harder to end a subscription service, adding additional charges to a purchase, or having the user give out data or personal …
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The Cost of Playing the Game: Modeling In-Game Purchase Intention and Investigating Purchase Behavior of Mobile Gamers
… that some participants reported associated dark patterns around their purchases such as paying for enhancements, which is paying for in-game content to make characters stronger to progress in the game. Players also encountered loot boxes that provide only a chance to earn specific items in …
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Building the Beloved Community: Designing Technologies for Neighborhood Safety
… find that NSTs employ a host of deceptive design patterns that negatively impact individual and collective welfare. NSTs negatively impact individual welfare by contributing to a dysfunctional fear of crime, which undermines a person’s quality of life without making them safer in practice, and …