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An '''affordance''' is the qualities or properties of an object that allow it to be put into use or action. [1] The origin of word comes from the field of psychology and their effort to understand the relationship animals (human beings) and human interaction have with other organisms and environments. Over time, with the help of James Gibson, Don Norman and Janet Murray, the term has evolved to be related to Human Computer Interaction (HCI) to described possible actions between humans and computers, digital text and media. | An '''affordance''' is the qualities or properties of an object that allow it to be put into use or action. [1] The origin of word comes from the field of psychology and their effort to understand the relationship animals (human beings) and human interaction have with other organisms and environments. Over time, with the help of James Gibson, Don Norman and Janet Murray, the term has evolved to be related to Human Computer Interaction (HCI) to described possible actions between humans and computers, digital text and media. | ||
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Revision as of 22:27, 19 April 2015
An affordance is the qualities or properties of an object that allow it to be put into use or action. [1] The origin of word comes from the field of psychology and their effort to understand the relationship animals (human beings) and human interaction have with other organisms and environments. Over time, with the help of James Gibson, Don Norman and Janet Murray, the term has evolved to be related to Human Computer Interaction (HCI) to described possible actions between humans and computers, digital text and media.
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