Michaels reported a compatibility effect in which responses were fastest at the destination of a moving stimulus; she interpreted this "destination" compatibility effect in terms of catching actions "afforded" by the stimulus motion. The present study evaluated implications of the catching-affordance account and compared them with those of an account based on spatial coding of relative directio...

In the context of robot learning from demonstration, it is very important that a robot understands what an object can be used for. By observing a human performing an activity, a robot should be able to identify the human motion, the objects involved and the outcome of the performed activity. One important aspect of this challenging problem is to detect and reason about objects in terms of affor...

The evolution of human–computer interaction design (HCID) over the last 20 years suggests that there is a growing need for educational scholars to consider new and more applicable theoretical models of interactive product design. The authors suggest that such paradigms would call for an approach that would equip HCID students with a better understanding of the social context of technology desig...

Abstract A simulation-based approach is proposed to study the protective actions taken by residents during nuclear emergencies using cognitive findings. Human perception-based behaviors are not heavily incorporated in evacuation for despite their known importance. This proposes a generic framework of behavior simulation, accordance with ecological concept affordance theory and formal representa...

Abstract In this paper, we bring together the concepts of affordance from ecological psychology and function organizational approach to philosophy biology into a single integrative framework. This integration allows us account for biological basis notion affordance, offering theoretical tools address normative interrelations between organisms their environments.

Further evidence that object-based correspondence effects are primarily modulated by object location not by grasping affordance Mei-Ching Lien, Daniel Gray, Elliott Jardin & Robert W. Proctor a School of Psychological Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5303 USA b Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2081, USA Published online: 31 J...

The paper introduces an agent architecture centered around the notions of commitment, expectation, affordance, and susceptibility. These components are to a certain measure at the base of any agent system, however, inspired by research in explanation-based decision making, this contribution attempts to make explicit and start organizing under the same operationalization neglected figures as neg...

Viewing objects can result in automatic, partial activation of motor plans associated with them-"object affordance". Here, we recorded grip force simultaneously from both hands in an object affordance task to investigate the effects of conflict between coactivated responses. Participants classified pictures of objects by squeezing force transducers with their left or right hand. Responses were ...

An increasing number of applications use game design elements to motivate user behavior in non-game contexts. Yet current models of video game motivation do not connect to the granular level of single design elements. Similarly, they do not address the social situation of game play. To address this lack, the concept of situated motivational affordances is introduced to conceptualize the motivat...