Planning and User Interface Affordances

Abstract

This paper takes a first step toward formalizing the concept of affordance in user interfaces. Using a simple example of an AI planning domain, we show how different types of affordance can be described in terms of the costs associated with plan execution. We identify a number of similarities between executing plans and interacting with a graphical user interface, and argue that affordances for planning environments apply equally well to user interface environments. We support our argument with examples of common user interface mechanisms, described in affordance terms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA461526

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  • Robert St. Amant

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  • North Carolina State University

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  • Autonomy

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  • Abstracts
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Costs
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Environment
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Guidance
  • Human Behavior
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Literature
  • Perception
  • Test And Evaluation
  • User Interface
  • User Interface Engineering

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