Bingham, Schmidt, and Rosenblum (Bingham, G. P., Schmidt, R. C., & Rosenblum, L. D. (1989). Hefting for a maximum distance throw: A smart perceptual mechanism. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 15, 507-528) found that skilled throwers could heft objects and select the weight in each size that they could throw to a maximum distance. Bingham et al. hypothesized...

A detection scheme is presented for maneuvering affordance in noisy imagery. By introducing a mental maneuvering process within an intentional coordinate system, image features are assumed to be represented in terms of directional Fourier images. The detectability of affordance patterns has been verified through experimental studies.

In this study, we propose a research model to assess the effect of a mobile health (mHealth) app on exercise motivation and physical activity of individuals based on the design and self-determination theory. The research model is formulated from the perspective of motivation affordance and gamification. We will discuss how the use of specific gamified features of the mHealth app can trigger/aff...

The theory of affordances, a conceptual pillar of the ecological approach to perception and action, has the potential to become a guiding principle for research on perception and action in sport. Affordances are opportunities for action. They describe the environment in terms of behaviors that are possible at a given moment under a given set of conditions. Affordances capture the tight coupling...

This paper argues that concepts derived from affordance theories are highly useful in understanding the role of online technologies in learning. However, it is suggested that the value of this approach is maximised when the focus is moved away from the inherent properties of the technologies to the opportunities for learning provided by the total context in which the technologies are embedded. ...

This paper describes the systematic design method for Product-Service Systems (PSS) where service and product elements are integrated using affordances. In the PSS design method, a service element is composed of the activities from the service blueprint and the functions from the function analysis. The service elements contain the service providers and receivers and their activities and are to ...

Evidence from experiments with single objects indicates that perceiving objects leads to automatic extraction of affordances. Here we examined the influence of implied between-object actions on affordance processing. Images of task-irrelevant object pairs (e.g., a spoon and a bowl) were followed by imperative central targets. Participants made speeded left/right responses to targets, and the re...

Given that a user interface interacts with users, a critical factor to be considered in improving the usability of an e-learning user interface is user-friendliness. Affordances enable users to more easily approach and engage in learning tasks because they strengthen positive, activating emotions. However, most studies on affordances limit themselves to an examination of the affordance attribut...

Abstract This work investigates how the concept of affordance should be revised following digital evolution. Starting from a review literature about affordance, most acknowledged constructs are compared with variegated definitions artefacts. The paper proposes definition overcoming inconsistencies identified in literature. study is enriched by series interviews to investigate final users' perce...