What can designers do with this pattern?
example image
Examples?
Some online shops such as Amazon and AliExpress, and search engines such as Google are using this to provide the user with similar items based on an image
Input or output?
Input
How do users control the algorithm?
By uploading an image and tweak some parameters (such as size, dominant color, type of image).
How do users understand the control?
The user will get an overview of the items based on the image in the form of a list or grid.
Some examples of use
Relevant theories
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Comments & Talks
React on this algoritmic affordance and get in touch with the publisher over this algoritmic affordance Koen van Turnhout.
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