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ReMind: a transformational object for procrastinators

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ReMind is a "pleasurable troublemaker". It playfully addresses the ever-present human tendency to procrastinate. To do the dishes or not to do the dishes: That is the question. ReMind helps answering it by cruelly reminding you of all the things to be done. It now and then even pelts overdue chores at you! At the same time, it forgives slips and even allows for some cheating. Because: Nobody is perfect.

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Hassenzahl, M. 2011. Towards an Aesthetic of Friction, 8. November 2011. TEDx HoegeschoolUtrecht. http://youtu.be/ehWdLEXSoh8
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Kehr, F., Hassenzahl, M., Laschke, M. and Diefenbach, S. 2012. A transformational product to improve self-control strength: the Chocolate Machine. Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI 12 (2012), 689--692.
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Laschke, M., Hassenzahl, M. and Diefenbach, S. 2011. Things with attitude: Transformational Products. Create11 Conference (2011), 1--2. http://www.createconference.org/storage/create11papersposters/Thi ngs%20with%20attitude.pdf.

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  • (2013)Overcoming procrastination with ReMindProceedings of the 6th International Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces10.1145/2513506.2513515(77-85)Online publication date: 3-Sep-2013

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    CHI EA '13: CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
    April 2013
    3360 pages
    ISBN:9781450319522
    DOI:10.1145/2468356
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    1. aesthetic of friction
    2. experience design
    3. persuasion
    4. persuasive technology
    5. procrastination
    6. self-regulation
    7. transformational object

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