Assignment #3: Affordance and Mapping

Intro to Human/Computer Interaction
CS 5540/6540

DUE:   26 Sept 2011 (11:59 pm)


General Task:

In teams of two, first define affordance and mapping in your own words. Then document examples of good and poor affordance and mapping attributes.

Requirements:

  1. As relates to this course, define the concepts Affordance and Mapping in your own words.

  2. Brainstorm examples of user interfaces that demonstrates A) good and poor affordance, and, B) good and poor mapping. The team should choose an example for each of the four possible good/poor combinations. Write a brief paragraph about why the interface was chosen to be classified in this way. Refer to class notes, and your above definitions and other reference material to support your claim. Fill this presentation template with your results.

Submittal:

Make sure your submitted document shows the Standard Assignment Info Block at the top of the file.

It is important to name this exactly as indicated, because the file will be retrieved relying on this scheme. Departure from this naming template will cause the file to appear to not be submitted, and engender negative consequences.



Please assign the indicated filename and conform to the following syntax:

 

>handin

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   affordanceMapping .Lastname1.Lastname2.pdf

 
Note change of format request (25 Sep 11): To facilitate grading, kindly convert your PowerPoint file, and submit a .pdf, not the .ppt* file.

Only hand-in once under CADE login of Lastname1.