Addicted to Engagement and the Ethics of Product Design

Published on | Prototyping: From UX to Front End — Medium Big Motive Ping! Technology is continuously uncovering ways to alert us to inbound information. Whether it’s a colourful display that glows with a subtle pulse when notifications sit unread… or your smartwatch delivering a little haptic ‘poke’ ensuring you never miss an update — notifications are integrating into our brain’s dopamine cycle. I recently showed up at my local pool, entering the gallery to wait while my kids enjoyed their weekly swimming lesson. It was a standard Monday evening but I stopped