Intention to action mapping

The human performance depends on the mapping from intentions to actions, provided by the designers. The mental mapping might be fuzzy with regards to two aspects:

• The current situation is never exactly the same as the situation in which the knowledge about the proper action selection was acquired
• The selected action is the one that best fits the user’s needs and goals.

Direct mapping

Skill development is enabled when the mapping from an intention to action is direct. This is possible when that the function activated by a control is consistent, namely, independent on any situational variables.

Updated on 16 May 2016.