Positive computing
Subtitle: technology for wellbeing and human potential
By: Rafael A. Calvo and Dorian Peters
Contributors: Peters, Dorian, 1977-
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780262028158; 9780262533706
Subjects: Neurosciences; Positive psychology; Well-being; Human-computer interaction; Social aspects; Computers; Technology
Description: "On the eve of Google's IPO [Initial Public Offering] in 2004, Larry Page and Sergey Brin vowed not to be evil. Today, a growing number of technologists would go further, trying to ensure that their work actively improves people's lives. Technology, so pervasive and ubiquitous, has the capacity to increase stress and suffering; but it also has the less-heralded potential to improve the well-being of individuals, society, and the planet. In this book, Rafael Calvo and Dorian Peters investigate what they term "positive computing"--The design and development of technology to support psychological well-being and human potential.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to positive computing; title: The psychology of wellbeing; title: Multidisciplinary foundations; title: Wellbeing in technology research; title: A framework and methods for positive computing; title: Positive emotions; title: Motivation, engagement, and flow; title: Self-awareness and self-compassion; title: Mindfulness; title: Empathy; title: Compassion and altruism; title: Caveats, considerations, and the way ahead.