users ’ current practices in file sharing and examine the tools used to share files. Based on our findings, we unpack the features and affordances of these tools into a set of dimensions along which sharing tools can be characterized. Then, we present the set of user interface features we have

of affordances, (2) the formation of effect equiva-lence classes, followed by the formation of entity equivalence classes can lead to the development of goal-directed behaviors from a set of primi-tive ones, and (3) the formed equivalence classes and relations provide support for planning and deliberation. 1.

In 2011, Affinity Sutton saw the government’s proposed Affordable Rents at 80 % of market rents as an opportunity to provide an affordable alternative to private sector rents. It was viewed as an intermediate product for those who would struggle to afford increasing private rents but who

Interactive environments encounter the presence of different types of displays, supporting different activities and the interaction of different users. The conceptual model of direct manipulation assumes novel aspects in such a setting, thus requiring novel GUIs for the creation of affordances

Abstract – In this abstract we propose a set of hypotheses that help explain factors of presence in virtual environments. The hypotheses are based on the concepts of affordance and agency and help to explain factors necessary for presence and factors leading to Breaks-in-Presence. They also provide

This paper presents a novel human-object-object (HOO) interaction affordance learning approach that models the interaction motions between paired objects in a human-object-object way and use the motion models to improve the object recognition reliability. The innate interaction-affordance knowledge

In this paper it is shown that the setting up of a system of affordable (or social) housing, similar to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program created by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 in the US, may decrease the total number of houses built in the market, induce a price of non-social houses

, such as corporate governance, the information economy and the challenges of an ageing population. The Organisation provides a setting where governments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies.

Parallel evolutionary algorithms are often used to alleviate the large computational demands of standard evolutionary algorithms. Unfortunately, implementations of parallel evolutionary algorithms can be complicated and often require specific hardware and software settings. This frequently

In this paper we study the learning of affordances through self-experimentation. We study the learning of local visual descriptors that anticipate the success of a given action executed upon an object. Consider, for instance, the case of grasping. Although graspable is a property of the whole