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Measuring the potential persuasive effect of non-fully functional prototypes is important in a user-centered design process. A tool for measuring this persuasive potential should be deployable regardless of the persuasive goal, be suited for a generic context, and be targeted at different user groups. In this paper, we make a first step towards such an all-encompassing, quick and easy-to-use tool to measure the potential of persuasive systems: the Persuasive Potential Questionnaire (PPQ). We outline the development stages of the PPQ. A literature analysis led to five dimensions characterizing the persuasive potential of a system. We then formulated 50 items for the PPQ in an iterative generation process and conducted an online survey with 94 participants. Based on a statistical analysis, we propose a first version of the PPQ with 3 dimensions and 15 items. We conclude with a reflection on the identified benefits and drawbacks regarding the current iteration of the PPQ.
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The financial support by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy and the National Foundation for Research, Technology and Development is gratefully acknowledged (Christian Doppler Laboratory for “Contextual Interfaces”).
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Meschtscherjakov, A., Gärtner, M., Mirnig, A., Rödel, C., Tscheligi, M. (2016). The Persuasive Potential Questionnaire (PPQ): Challenges, Drawbacks, and Lessons Learned. In: Meschtscherjakov, A., De Ruyter, B., Fuchsberger, V., Murer, M., Tscheligi, M. (eds) Persuasive Technology. PERSUASIVE 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9638. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31510-2_14
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