Persuasive Technologies : Motivating individuals to be active
Kisner, Jonathon (2015)
Oulun ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201504164444
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201504164444
Tiivistelmä
Persuasive technology can be a powerful tool for individuals who are engaged in sporting activi-ties and want to improve their physical fitness. Currently there is little research about the effects of using persuasive technologies to motivate individuals to participate in physical fitness.
Captology describes the area where technology and persuasion overlap; this area will be focused on for this study.
The main objective of the thesis is to prove a correlation between physical fitness and persuasive technologies with the use of technology products. The study consists of analyzing different avail-able technologies.
The theoretical part of the thesis consists of the study of persuasive technology. The topic of per-suasive technologies will be studied in great detail to accurately explore all possible benefits.
Understanding what motivates individuals to be physically fit and engage in sports can be a valu-able tool for companies who design and produce sporting products. There are many aspects of producing products that motivate and encourage individuals to be active. A single device does not create or allow for the modern day athletes to express themselves fully. Today’s active individuals desire a full range of complementing technologies to interact and provide motivation and feed-back on a personal and social level.
Captology describes the area where technology and persuasion overlap; this area will be focused on for this study.
The main objective of the thesis is to prove a correlation between physical fitness and persuasive technologies with the use of technology products. The study consists of analyzing different avail-able technologies.
The theoretical part of the thesis consists of the study of persuasive technology. The topic of per-suasive technologies will be studied in great detail to accurately explore all possible benefits.
Understanding what motivates individuals to be physically fit and engage in sports can be a valu-able tool for companies who design and produce sporting products. There are many aspects of producing products that motivate and encourage individuals to be active. A single device does not create or allow for the modern day athletes to express themselves fully. Today’s active individuals desire a full range of complementing technologies to interact and provide motivation and feed-back on a personal and social level.