@MarkusWeber

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UX person. Trained psychologist.
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OpenAI signs deal with UK to find government uses for its models

Wide-ranging agreement with artificial intelligence firm behind ChatGPT comes after similar UK deal with Google

The Guardian
Sometimes it seems like the main use case for #AI is writing about it.
#AI does not „hallucinate“. It does not function properly. Words matter.
So annoying when #psychology in #UX is regarded as a mere “box of tricks” to sell stuff.

„A long time ago, I decided that game design is applied psychology“
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/arts/the-sims-25th-anniversary-will-wright.html

This does, of course, not only apply to game design. #UX #design #psychology #games #thesims

25 Years of The Sims Turning Players Into Gods

As the virtual dollhouse turns 25, the game designer Will Wright explains how The Sims was a sandbox for the American dream.

The New York Times
Did we already have this year‘s discussion about whether #UX designers should be able to code?

„Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.“ -Douglas Adams

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/96418-human-beings-who-are-almost-unique-in-having-the-ability

A quote from Last Chance to See

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination t...

“We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.” -Douglas Adams

https://jonathanbecher.com/2014/06/30/douglas-adams-technology-rules/

#UX #usability

#UX design is not about making people like what you want to sell them.

Life's daily struggles as witnessed in a #playtest.

Player: "This all happens too fast."
Moderator: "What?"
Player: "The world!"

#gamesUR
#UX