Don’t Look Away: The Attention Economy at Play

Don’t Look Away: The Attention Economy at Play

What if everything you interacted with online was designed to keep you logged in?

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Date and time

Wed, 21 May 2025 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM AEST

Location

State Library Victoria

328 Swanston Street Conversation Quarter Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

What if everything you interacted with online was designed to keep you logged in?

At its best, digital design enhances our experiences, creating personal, immersive and gratifying interactions. At its worst, it exploits our habits, our psychology and even our trust.

Urgent limited-time offers. Constant notifications. Daily rewards that keep you coming back for more. Where does engagement end and exploitation begin?

Join us as we pull back the curtain on the hidden influences at work in game, web and graphic design this Melbourne Design Week.

Together, with a panel of experts in digital ethics, psychology and game design, explore the responsibilities designers have in shaping our online experiences. Panellists include:

  • Deb Polson, Director of RMIT research centre, CODE (Centre of Digital Ecosystems)
  • Dr Jeannie Paterson, leading voice in consumer protection, digital law and AI ethics
  • Dr Andrew Perfors, Director of the Complex Human Data Hub at the University of Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
  • Darcy Smith from Studio Folly, an independent Melbourne-based game design and development studio

Book your tickets now.

Presented as part of the Melbourne Design Week 2025 Program.



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