Human activity is fundamentally embedded in and constituted by technology. In this regard, technology influences not only how people experience the world, but also which possibilities for action offered by the environment ...

In the context of the understanding of environment-organism interactions, the concept of affordance refers to the different opportunities for action that the perception of an object invites. When we see a wall, we do not ...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the concept of social affordance in the context of Ecological Philosophy. In particular, we analyze the hypothesis that social affordances emerge from the collective perception of ...

A key objective of developing countries is to provide affordable access to modern energy services in order to support economic and social development. The paper presents a number of arguments for why and in which way energy ...

Examining the case of the Chilean influencer industry, this paper argues for situating affordances within a wider context in which the features of platforms acquire meanings. Our analysis focuses on two dynamics. On the ...

Este estudo aborda a interseção entre a Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação (TIC) e Negócios de Impacto no alinhamento estratégico de TIC. A teoria de affordance tem sido aplicada de forma crescente em estudos que visam ...

The aim of this study is to provide general guidelines on methods for designing user manuals. The goal is to illustrate the dependencies between product affordances, semantics, and user instruction. The study incorporates ...