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This article first presents a series of concerns about the concept and field called persuasive technology, including an overly broad focus on technology instead of computation, and a focus on ends instead of means. As a possible solution, an alternative perspective is offered, dubbed fine processing, which is modeled after the concept of belles lettres.
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Bogost, I. (2008). Fine Processing. In: Oinas-Kukkonen, H., Hasle, P., Harjumaa, M., Segerståhl, K., Øhrstrøm, P. (eds) Persuasive Technology. PERSUASIVE 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5033. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68504-3_2
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