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affordances

可供性、示能性;指物体或界面所具备的、提示用户可以如何操作的属性与关系,是 HCI 与设计理论中的核心概念。

English Definition

"The perceived and actual properties of an object or interface that suggest possible actions a user can take; a core concept from Gibson popularized in HCI by Norman."

用法说明 · 针对中文母语者

Norman 将 affordance 分为 perceived affordance(用户感知到的可操作性)、real affordance(真实支持的操作)以及 signifier(可被感知的线索)。中文论文中常出现'示能性'和'可供性'两种译法。

常见错误

  • ·与'功能(feature/function)'混淆;affordance 是关系性的(用户-物)而非'产品属性'本身
  • ·译为'能供性'或'可供物'过于生硬,业内更常用'可供性'或'示能性'

真实用例 · 2

"support better user experiences and affordances in health information seeking"

论文Pipeline extracted — review needed·Abstract 结尾的研究目标之一:提升健康信息搜寻中的用户体验与可供性

"design considerations for moving beyond off-the-shelf interfaces to reduce metacognitive demands and support better user experiences and affordances in health information seeking."

论文Pipeline extracted — review needed·Contribution 部分再次强调:通过设计增强界面可供性以支持健康信息搜寻
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