Abstract
A method of scientometrics analysis was adopted in this study to objectively visualize the research status quo, track the emerging trends and understand the intellectual structure of affordance research in the field of interaction design with 726 documents published in the ISI Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database from 1995-2020. The results identified that annual trends of the papers will continue to grow. USA plays a significant role and is a pioneer in the field. There is no leading institution or author with high output or high influence. The study has formed 4 hot research topic: Theoretical study, Perception-level study, Behaviour-level study and Experience-level study. According to the references co-citation network, we can know that affordance research in the field of interaction design has produced a number of classic literature.
Highlights
The concept of Affordances was firstly given in 1977 by James Gibson, an American ecological psychologist, to mean what the environment “offers the animal, what it provides or furnishes, either for good or ill”[1]
Traditional literature reviews are mostly based on qualitative conclusion of selected literature, which tends to be subjective while systematic review is more concise and comprehensive[7]
In terms of the increasingly significant theoretical value of affordances in the field of interaction design, this paper intends to make a systematic and comprehensive review of affordance research in the field of interaction design, which will be beneficial for beginners immediately to master research status quo, hot research topics, research fronts and intellectual structure
Summary
The concept of Affordances was firstly given in 1977 by James Gibson, an American ecological psychologist, to mean what the environment “offers the animal, what it provides or furnishes, either for good or ill”[1]. That a great number of researchers, designers and educators utilized affordances about the direct perception of possibilities for action to make things more intuitive and usable, turned it quickly into a fundamental and basic principle in interaction design and HCI[3, 4]. Affordances have received significant attention from the field of interaction design and HCI. Previous researchers have reviewed affordances in the field of interaction design and HCI. Chaomin Ma introduced the research status quo and the applications of affordances in the field of interaction design[6]. In terms of the increasingly significant theoretical value of affordances in the field of interaction design, this paper intends to make a systematic and comprehensive review of affordance research in the field of interaction design, which will be beneficial for beginners immediately to master research status quo, hot research topics, research fronts and intellectual structure
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