#SXSWi — How to get users addicted to your content

Published by adil in Product Management, UX Reply

Tweet I love addiction; perhaps because I have a very addictive personality.  As such, I was drawn to the talk here at South by Southwest by @taraattrulia about engineering addiction.  She’s going pretty fast, so I will. Starting out with the definition of addiction.  Addiction does not have to be negative.  You want people to have a positive association with the addictive experience; not something they are ashamed of. Recommends the book Lovemarks by Kevin Roberts. → Read More

#SXSWi — Hardcore vs. Casual games and gamers

Published by adil in Creative, Product Management 3 comments

Tweet I’m in an interesting talk at South by Southwest Interactive (2012) put on by Jack Buser and Scott Rohde (from PlayStation). I figure it makes sense to write a few live thoughts as I’m listening since it’s turning into a pretty lively discussion. This may be the only way that I’ll be able to keep up with the rapid-fire conversation. Some interesting threads of conversation that I’m hearing so far: (Hard)core games — these → Read More