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What are the affordances of information and communication technologies? [PDF]
The paper examines the notion that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have affordances that epitomize the features of our late modern age (Giddens, 1991) and explores whether these affordances (Salomon, 1993, p.
Grainne Conole, Martin Dyke
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Being Perceived and Being “Seen”: Interpersonal Affordances, Agency, and Selfhood
Are interpersonal affordances a distinct type of affordance, and if so, what is it that differentiates them from other kinds of affordances? In this paper, I show that a hard distinction between interpersonal affordances and other affordances is ...
Nick Brancazio
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Affordances, context and sociality [PDF]
Affordances, i.e. the opportunity of actions offered by the environment, are one of the central research topics for the theoretical perspectives that view cognition as emerging from the interaction between the environment and the body.
Anna Maria Borghi
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Exploring Common and Novel Actualized Affordances of Fitbit: Mixed Methods Study
BackgroundAlthough fitness apps could promote healthier lifestyles, evidence on the effectiveness of app-based interventions remains inconsistent.
Moayad Alshawmar +5 more
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Personality-Driven Variations in Fitness App Affordance Actualization Among Adults: Quantitative Survey Study [PDF]
BackgroundFitness apps aim to advance individuals’ health and wellness by encouraging consistent healthy habits. Despite their widespread use, sustaining user engagement remains a challenge.
Moayad Alshawmar +3 more
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Knowledge collaboration is the result of knowledge transfer and social interaction among users on knowledge platforms, and its formation mechanism has attracted much attention.
Zeyu Jiao, Chang Li, Jianbin Chen
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Addressing gendered affordances of the platform economy: the case of UpWork
This study investigates UpWork affordances and their implications for female freelancers experiencing different forms of cyberviolence. Building up on a theoretical framework to situate the concept of affordances, gendered affordances and cyberviolence ...
Elisabetta Stringhi
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Affordance in interaction [PDF]
The concept of affordance has different interpretations in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). However, its treatment has been merely as a one-to-one relationship between a user and a technology. We believe that a broader view of affordances is needed which encompasses social and cultural aspects of our everyday life.
Dhaval Vyas +2 more
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Affordances in the home environment of children at risk of developmental delay [PDF]
Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the adequacy of affordances in the home environment of children at risk of developmental delay and to identify factors associated with their frequency.
Janaína Araujo Teixeira Santos +9 more
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An “in vivo” analysis of crafts practices and creativity—Why affordances provide a productive lens
Scholars are increasingly recognizing that creativity is grounded in the active sensorimotor engagement with the environment and materiality. Affordances—recognizable pointers to action opportunities in the ecology—provide a helpful prism for analyzing ...
Michael Kimmel, Camilla Groth
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