Machine gambling in the 'zone': Natasha Dow Schuell's Addiction by Design

摘要

Natasha Schiill's Addiction By Design is fascinating, absorbing, and at times, a bit frightening. The book is concerned with the co-production of gambling addiction through the interaction of gambling environments, technologies (slot machines and video poker), and their users. Schiill's work will have wide relevance to many audiences, including those interested in technology studies, media studies, software studies, game studies, values-in-design, and the psychology and sociology of addiction and other technologically mediated behavioral disorders.