{"id":958,"date":"2020-10-21T14:31:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T12:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/persuasivelab\/?p=958"},"modified":"2020-10-21T14:33:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T12:33:18","slug":"a-review-of-designing-for-motivation-engagement-and-wellbeing-in-digital-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/persuasivelab\/2020\/10\/a-review-of-designing-for-motivation-engagement-and-wellbeing-in-digital-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"A review of Designing for Motivation, Engagement and Wellbeing in Digital Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of months ago, while looking for strategies to design Self-Determination Theory (SDT) supporting apps, I came across this article. The title was quite captivating because it fits right into my research spot: “<\/span>Designing for Motivation, Engagement and Wellbeing in Digital Experience.”<\/span><\/a> In this article, the authors, Dorian Peters, Rafael A. Calvo, and Richard M. Ryan, present a model (METUX) which gives us \u2014HCI researchers\u2014 a psychological research-grounded framework so that we can create actionable insights in relation to how technology designs support or undermine the SDT Basic Psychological Needs. This is important because research in psychology, especially on the SDT, demonstrates that motivation and wellbeing exist when the Basic Psychological Needs are satisfied.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before diving into the METUX (Motivation, Engagement and Thriving in User Experience) model, we need to acknowledge that Self-Determination Theory states that we \u2014human beings\u2014 have three basic psychological needs and that the environments in which we develop aid or hinder the satisfaction of these needs. The theory also suggests that in need supportive environments, we will be motivated and with increased wellbeing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These basic psychological needs are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n