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''Addiction by Design'' is a 2012 non-fiction book by Natasha Dow Schüll and published by
Princeton University Press Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University. Its mission is to disseminate scholarship within academia and society at large. The press was founded by Whitney Darrow, with the financial su ...
that describes machine gambling in Las Vegas. It offers an analysis of machine gambling and the intensified forms of consumption that computer-based technologies enable and the innovations that deliberately enhance and sustain the 'zone' which extreme machine gamblers yearn for. The book received attention in connection with how current information technologies, in certain contexts, can make people addicted.


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Addiction psychology About 1 in 7 Americans suffer from active addiction to a particular substance. Addiction can cause physical, psychological, and emotional harm to those who are affected by it. The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines addiction as "a trea ...
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Compulsion loop A compulsion loop or core loop is a habitual chain of activities that will be repeated by the user to cause them to continue the activity. Typically, this loop is designed to create a neurochemical reward in the user such as the release of dopamine ...


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Chris Hedges Christopher Lynn Hedges (born September 18, 1956) is an American journalist, Presbyterian minister, author, and commentator. In his early career, Hedges worked as a freelance war correspondent in Central America for ''The Christian Science Mon ...
and Professor Natasha Dow Schül
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the research reported in her book (2017-03-28). Video, 26 min Product design Ethically disputed business practices Works about addiction Human–computer interaction Non-fiction books about gambling 2012 non-fiction books American non-fiction books Princeton University Press books {{gambling-book-stub