April 25, 2024
Definition of Affordance
M206 defines affordance as follows (the relevant chapter is marked in brackets):
(Ch. 5) "The features of an object that make it self-apparent how the
object should be used."
(Ch. 19) "Affordance is where it is intuitive how to operate an interface
control."
(Ch. 40) "Given the combination of a thing and a person with given propensities
and knowledge, the affordance of the thing is what it invites, allows, seems
to permit, or affords the person to do."
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