How do you understand this definition/description of affordance? Please put into your own words. What if anything may or may not be problematic about this interpretation of the notion of affordances?
Affodances can be described as a potential use you perceive for an object you encounter based on it's physical attributes, relationship to it's environment, & previous experiences. The above definition may be problematic because it omits the need for the person's ability to perceive, which is necessary to be able to make an assumption about an object.
What might be the connection between affordance and
evolution?
The ability to perceive affordances in objects evolves with time and the ability to exploit these affordances contributes to human evolution.
What is the difference between a niche and a habitat?
Explain in your own words and give an example of each. What is your niche?
Niche - a position or role taken by a kind of organism within its community.
Habitat - the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
A niche is a position acquired by an animal, while the habitat is it's natural home.
Pick three aspects/environmental conditions of
this room or the third floor of FAC. Describe each of these aspects as an affordance.
What activity is implied by the material? What sorts of sensory input does
this condition/object offer the user? One way of doing this might be able
to put yourself in the place of an alien. What about the object or condition
compels you to act upon it in a particular way?
Water fountain: Push, drink, hide under; taste, touch, hear, see; button, water, shape
Door: Turn, grab, push, press; touch; handle, buttons, different from the rest of the wall
Toilet: sit, pee, poo, push handle, kick handle; smell, see, touch, hear, shape, handle, position, height, hole
What do you think is the difference between usefulness and utility with respect to affordances?
A useful object has functions that can be perceived and exploited, and utility is the function the object is designed to have.
What might be a false affordance? Create a situation other than that of the cat on the glass floor who is afraid to walk because the glass is transparent and there is a drop in floor? Think about how zoos keep animals in w/o cages or slapstick comedy.
A false affordance may be either something you believe an object can do based on your experience with it, but it is not capable of doing, or something you believe an object cannot do that it is capable of doing. An example may be a closed laptop, which may not seen capable of communication but in fact has many functionalities.
Are we aware of all of the affordances of an object or a condition? Do you think affordances are cultural? Are they different for people with disabilities?
We are not aware of all affordances, as affordances might be individually or culturally perceived. Additionally, many affordances may not be perceived by people with disabilities--a blind person may not be able to see a door handle to know to tug it, for example.
Draw parallels between the idea of affordances and intentionality and art. What is the relationship between metaphor and affordances? I think this might be worth thinking about this.
When creating art, you may want to make something metaphorical or meaningful, but the meaning may not be immediately inherent. Additionally, you need to anticipate how individuals will try to interact with something--and sometimes, the audience's perception of affordances may affect how they perceive the metaphorical meaning of a piece.
Water fountain: Push, drink, hide under; taste, touch, hear, see; button, water, shape
Door: Turn, grab, push, press; touch; handle, buttons, different from the rest of the wall
Toilet: sit, pee, poo, push handle, kick handle; smell, see, touch, hear, shape, handle, position, height, hole
What do you think is the difference between usefulness and utility with respect to affordances?
A useful object has functions that can be perceived and exploited, and utility is the function the object is designed to have.
What might be a false affordance? Create a situation other than that of the cat on the glass floor who is afraid to walk because the glass is transparent and there is a drop in floor? Think about how zoos keep animals in w/o cages or slapstick comedy.
A false affordance may be either something you believe an object can do based on your experience with it, but it is not capable of doing, or something you believe an object cannot do that it is capable of doing. An example may be a closed laptop, which may not seen capable of communication but in fact has many functionalities.
Are we aware of all of the affordances of an object or a condition? Do you think affordances are cultural? Are they different for people with disabilities?
We are not aware of all affordances, as affordances might be individually or culturally perceived. Additionally, many affordances may not be perceived by people with disabilities--a blind person may not be able to see a door handle to know to tug it, for example.
Draw parallels between the idea of affordances and intentionality and art. What is the relationship between metaphor and affordances? I think this might be worth thinking about this.
When creating art, you may want to make something metaphorical or meaningful, but the meaning may not be immediately inherent. Additionally, you need to anticipate how individuals will try to interact with something--and sometimes, the audience's perception of affordances may affect how they perceive the metaphorical meaning of a piece.
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