Addiction by Design is a 2012 non-fiction book by Natasha Dow Schüll and published by Princeton University Press[1] that describes machine gambling in Las Vegas.[2] It offers an analysis of machine gambling and the intensified forms of consumption that computer-based technologies enable and the innovations that deliberately enhance and sustain the 'zone' which extreme machine gamblers yearn for.[3][4][5]
 First edition | |
| Author | Natasha Dow Schüll |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Addiction |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Publication date | May 11, 2014 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 0691160880 |
The book received attention in connection with how current information technologies, in certain contexts, can make people addicted.[3][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Addiction By Design". Princeton University Press. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Schüll, Natasha Dow (2014). Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691160887.
- ^ a b Chris Hedges (2017-04-02). "A Nation of the Walking Dead". Truthdig.
- ^ Noren, Laura (September 6, 2012). "Can objects be evil? A review of "Addiction by Design"".
- ^ Cosgrave, Jim (2015). "Review: [Untitled] on JSTOR". The Canadian Journal of Sociology / Cahiers canadiens de sociologie. 40 (4): 551–554 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Natasha Singer. "Can't Put Down Your Device? That's by Design". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
External links
edit- Chris Hedges and Professor Natasha Dow Schüll discuss [dead link] the research reported in her book (2017-03-28). Video, 26 min
