Secrets of the horizon: A case for ecological opticsStaring out into the distance you may be forgiven for letting your mind wonder at the infinite abyss laid before you. Or perhaps not. But…Jul 18, 2022Jul 18, 2022
Doom, Gannets and the curious case of Tau.Those interested in ecological psychology are probably acutely aware of J.J.Gibson’s radical ideas, especially his rejection of…Jul 15, 2022Jul 15, 2022
Are there degrees of affordance?If you’ve read my previous posts you will probably know about the strange theory of affordance or, in common terms, perceptual…Jan 9, 2022Jan 9, 2022
Direct perception and the footnote in Norman’s affordance theory.If you come from an interaction design background, you probably think about “affordance” in terms of those annoying door handles, or…Oct 14, 2020Oct 14, 2020
Gibson’s affordances: A journey to the ontological no-man’s land.If you read my first post about affordances you may have discovered some strange discussion about an ontological no-man’s land. By tracing…Oct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020
What is an affordance? Discovering the everyday ontological no-man’s land.The use and abuse of ecological conceptsOct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020
