The origin and design of intentional affordances

ABSTRACT

Gibson's seminal concept of affordance could have real design power if it could be adequately explained as a phenomenon that happens within the scale of human lifetime. Today there is a growing number of neurophysiological and behavioral studies that shown that the intuition of Gibson was just a starting point for a more elaborated theory of affordances.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)

Additional Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.5 PATTERN RECOGNITION
      I.5.2 Design Methodology

Keywords:
action, affordance, intention, interaction design