Conor Linehan
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Conor Linehan is a provocateur and visionary in human-computer interaction, best known for work that merges behavioral psychology, game design, and critical, speculative futures. His research interrogates how interactive systems shape human behavior, from the design of persuasive technologies to the ethics of automation. His most cited work, the satirical yet chilling “CHI and the future robot enslavement of humankind” (2013, 50+ citations), is a landmark piece of critical HCI—presented as a historical document from a future where robots have enslaved humanity, it forces the community to confront the unintended consequences of their own design practices. This paper exemplifies Linehan’s talent for using dark humor and speculative fiction as rigorous scholarly method. Beyond this, his contributions span the gamification of health interventions, the psychology of player experience, and the design of systems for behavior change. A Senior Lecturer at the University of Galway, Linehan has shaped discourse on how we build technology that not only works, but also thinks about what it means to work on people. His work remains essential reading for anyone interested in the ethics, psychology, and future of interactive technology.
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- 1CHI and the future robot enslavement of humankind50 citations · 2013