Abstract

This entry presents the concept of affordances as part of an ecological approach to understanding how agents interact with objects in their environment. It examines some of the central developments of the concept, from J. J. Gibson’s original definition within psychology and Donald Norman’s design-oriented elaborations, to newer applications in other fields like communications and media research and education. Key concepts and main topics of debate are presented.
OriginalsprogDansk
TitelInternational Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy
Vol/bind1
UdgivelsesstedChichester
ForlagWiley-Blackwell
Publikationsdato2016
Sider38-46
ISBN (Trykt)9781118290736
StatusUdgivet - 2016
NavnWiley-Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication Series

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