AFFORDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR INTUITIVE USER-PRODUCT INTERACTION

Abstract

Product affordances are the abilities that need to be perceived by users during the user-product interaction. The aim of this study is to explore the affordance requirements for intuitive interaction between user and product. In this study, a digital camera is used as the case study. In order to determine what affordance requirements are significant in facilitating intuitive user-product interaction, thirteen inexperienced users were asked to conduct usability evaluations and task analysis.. The results show that 1) affordance for functionality guides users on which product part to operate; affordance for operability provides cues to users on how to operate a specific product part; 2) for inexperienced users, the perception of affordance for functionality is more significant than the perception of affordance for operability.