hkr.sePublications
Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
Är du uppmärksam?: Hur mörka designmönster kan användas för att påverkahandlingar med gott syfte
Kristianstad University, Faculty of Business.
Kristianstad University, Faculty of Business.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Are you paying attention? : How dark design patterns can be used to influence actions with good purposes (English)
Abstract [sv]

Corona pandemin fortsätter in i 2021 och den svenska kollektivtrafiken fortsätter att ta resenärer till sina destinationer. Den svenska strategin för hantering av pandemin har varit attl åta individerna själva ansvara för att hålla nere smittspridningen genom social distansering, och om möjligt jobba hemifrån med färre kollektiva resor (Ludvigsson 2020). Genom att individer själva ansvarar för att hålla smittan nere är det individen själv som ansvarar för sina val i kollektivtrafiken. Ett digitalt verktyg som Västtrafik kan användas som lösning för att nå ut till resenärer för att påverka deras resval och bidra till hantering av trängseln i Västra Götalandsregionen. När företag vill påverka sina användares handlingar subjektivt används ett strategiskt tillvägagångssätt som kallas för mörka designmönster. Det är ett sätt att manipulera en användares handlingar. Vi skribenter av den här studien är nyfikna på om mörka mönster går att implementeras för ett gott syfte och därmed påverka resenärers resvanor. Val av undersökningsmetoder till den här studien är en kvalitativ metod med 6 deltagare, 3 män och 3 kvinnor i åldrar 30 - 65 år och en litteraturgenomgång med verktyget HKR Summon. Studiens resultat visar att hantering av färg, form och kontrast uppfattas olika och kan bidra till olika användarupplevelser.

Abstract [en]

As the COVID-19 pandemic carries into 2021, the Swedish public transportation system continues to take its passengers to their destination. Unlike most countries, the Swedish approach to the pandemic has been to put the individual in the driver’s seat and thereby making each citizen personally responsible for keeping the spread of infection down. Eitherthrough social distancing, ordering takeaway and if possible, work from home with fewertrips on public transportation (Ludvigsson 2020). In other words, it is up to each individual tomake responsible choices when it comes to their behavior in the public space. This includesthe use of public transportation. There are several ways in which companies can influence user behavior, one of which is the use of dark patterns. This approach to design is often used by big corporations to manipulate their consumers to act in favor of the company. By the implementation of specific design features, users are manipulated to act in a way that they would not otherwise have done. Although this method is often criticized as being unfair towards the user, dark patterns are undoubtedly effective in it’s objective to create a positive outcome for the company in question. This study aims to evaluate whether a design pattern such as this can be implemented in a way in which it could have a positive impact on people’s habits traveling with public transportation. By implementing dark patterns in a digital tool such as the Västtrafik app, this method can be used to influence choices in travel that contribute to better management of congestion throughout the Västra Götaland region. Selection of survey methods for this study is a qualitative method with six participants, three men and three women aged between 30 and 65 years and a literature review with the tool HKR Summon. The results of this study show that through certain handling of color, shape and contrast is perceived differently and can be made to contribute to different user experiences.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 53
Keywords [en]
Dark pattern design, interfaces, user experience, psychological principles, cognitive patterns, public transport
Keywords [sv]
Mörka designmönster, gränssnitt, användarupplevelse, psykologiska principer, kognitiva mönster, kollektivtrafik
National Category
Information Systems Human Computer Interaction
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-22536OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hkr-22536DiVA, id: diva2:1590888
Subject / course
Informatics
Educational program
Digital design
Supervisors
Examiners
Available from: 2021-09-03 Created: 2021-09-03 Last updated: 2021-09-03Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

fulltext(1832 kB)180 downloads
File information
File name FULLTEXT01.pdfFile size 1832 kBChecksum SHA-512
ceebc33086f7a75f6032bbf9f928cbbd835ca93ff1a304aeeda5bd281c0797274ec2a9a54d5fc73be43f32b90f955da9baf432799444ef94844cb0c7c0ae00f4
Type fulltextMimetype application/pdf

By organisation
Faculty of Business
Information SystemsHuman Computer Interaction

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar
Total: 180 downloads
The number of downloads is the sum of all downloads of full texts. It may include eg previous versions that are now no longer available

urn-nbn

Altmetric score

urn-nbn
Total: 455 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf