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SwitchTube: A Proof-of-Concept System Introducing "Adaptable Commitment Interfaces" as a Tool for Digital Wellbeing
Kai Lukoff, Ulrik Lyngs, Karina Shirokova +5
YouTube has many features, such as homepage recommendations, that encourage users to explore its vast library of videos. However, when users visit YouTube with a specific intention…
Designing for Sustained Motivation: A Review of Self-Determination Theory in Behaviour Change Technologies
Lize Alberts, Ulrik Lyngs, Kai Lukoff
Recent years have seen a surge in applications and technologies aimed at motivating users to achieve personal goals and improve their wellbeing. However, these often fail to promot…
Computers as Bad Social Actors: Dark Patterns and Anti-Patterns in Interfaces that Act Socially
Lize Alberts, Ulrik Lyngs, Max Van Kleek
Technologies increasingly mimic human-like social behaviours. Beyond prototypical conversational agents like chatbots, this also applies to basic automated systems like app notific…
Before and after GDPR: tracking in mobile apps
Konrad Kollnig, Reuben Binns, Max Van Kleek +4
Third-party tracking, the collection and sharing of behavioural data about individuals, is a significant and ubiquitous privacy threat in mobile apps. The EU General Data Protectio…
How the Design of YouTube Influences User Sense of Agency
Kai Lukoff, Ulrik Lyngs, Himanshu Zade +5
In the attention economy, video apps employ design mechanisms like autoplay that exploit psychological vulnerabilities to maximize watch time. Consequently, many people feel a lack…
From Ancient Contemplative Practice to the App Store: Designing a Digital Container for Mindfulness
Kai Lukoff, Ulrik Lyngs, Stefania Gueorguieva +3
Hundreds of popular mobile apps today market their ties to mindfulness. What activities do these apps support and what benefits do they claim? How do mindfulness teachers, as domai…
Robot Accident Investigation: a case study in Responsible Robotics
Alan F. T. Winfield, Katie Winkle, Helena Webb +3
Robot accidents are inevitable. Although rare, they have been happening since assembly-line robots were first introduced in the 1960s. But a new generation of social robots are now…
Further Exploring Communal Technology Use in Smart Homes: Social Expectations
Martin J. Kraemer, Ulrik Lyngs, Helena Webb +1
Device use in smart homes is becoming increasingly communal, requiring cohabitants to navigate a complex social and technological context. In this paper, we report findings from an…
'I Just Want to Hack Myself to Not Get Distracted': Evaluating Design Interventions for Self-Control on Facebook
Ulrik Lyngs, Kai Lukoff, Petr Slovak +6
Beyond being the world's largest social network, Facebook is for many also one of its greatest sources of digital distraction. For students, problematic use has been associated wit…
Self-Control in Cyberspace: Applying Dual Systems Theory to a Review of Digital Self-Control Tools
Ulrik Lyngs, Kai Lukoff, Petr Slovak +5
Many people struggle to control their use of digital devices. However, our understanding of the design mechanisms that support user self-control remains limited. In this paper, we…
What privacy concerns do parents have about children's mobile apps, and how can they stay SHARP?
Jun Zhao, Ulrik Lyngs, Nigel Shadbolt
Tablet computers are widely used by young children. A report in 2016 shows that children aged 5 to 15 years are spending more time online than watching TV. A 2017 update of the sam…
Third Party Tracking in the Mobile Ecosystem
Reuben Binns, Ulrik Lyngs, Max Van Kleek +3
Third party tracking allows companies to identify users and track their behaviour across multiple digital services. This paper presents an empirical study of the prevalence of thir…
"So, Tell Me What Users Want, What They Really, Really Want!"
Ulrik Lyngs, Reuben Binns, Max Van Kleek +1
Equating users' true needs and desires with behavioural measures of 'engagement' is problematic. However, good metrics of 'true preferences' are difficult to define, as cognitive b…
'It's Reducing a Human Being to a Percentage'; Perceptions of Justice in Algorithmic Decisions
Reuben Binns, Max Van Kleek, Michael Veale +3
Data-driven decision-making consequential to individuals raises important questions of accountability and justice. Indeed, European law provides individuals limited rights to 'mean…