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PERCEIVED AFFORDANCE perceives that some action is possible (or in the case of perceived non-affordances, not possible). In product design, where one deals with real, physical objects, there can be both real and perceived affordances, and the two need not be the same.
- What is the difference between real and perceived affordance?
- What is perceived affordance in HCI?
- What is the purpose of perceiving the affordances of objects?
- What are the types of affordances?
What is the difference between real and perceived affordance?
Norman thus defines an affordance as something of both actual and perceived properties. The affordance of a ball is both its round shape, physical material, bouncability, etc. (its actual properties) as well as the perceived suggestion as to how the ball should be used (its perceived properties).
What is perceived affordance in HCI?
A perceived affordance is a possible action to an agent (Norman 1988). Unlike the traditional definition, a perceived affordance is primarily a relationship between an agent's cognition and the environment. This definition is commonly used within the human- computer interaction (HCI) community.
What is the purpose of perceiving the affordances of objects?
To perceive the affordance of an object is to perceive the relation between the object's properties and the capabilities of the actor, that is, to detect the possible actions that can be performed with the object (Stoffregen, 2000).
What are the types of affordances?
Types of affordances
They are: explicit, hidden, pattern, metaphorical, false and negative.
