An online affordance evaluation model for product design

作者：Hsiao Shih Wen^*; Hsu Chiao Fei; Lee Yin Ting

来源：Design Studies, 2012, 33(2): 126-159.

DOI：10.1016/j.destud.2011.06.003

• product design
• affordance
• online evaluation model
• user interface design
• human-computer interaction

This paper aims to establish an online affordance evaluation model for measuring affordance degree to evaluate the usability of a product. By using this model, designers could easily identify the appearance features of a product necessary to be revised and optimized. In addition, an online survey, which replaces the realized operational survey, is also recommended. This model includes three parts: first, identifying the affordance properties and its correlative weights by using multidimensional scaling, K-means clustering and the Analytic Hierarchy Process; second, analyzing the user%26apos;s tasks and functional components of the product; third, constructing an evaluation model which provides the affordance degree. Finally, a case study with the steam iron GC2510 is performed to verify the effect of this model.

• 出版日期2012-3