The Journal of the Society for Art and Science Cover sheet for paper submissions Paper Types (choose one) Original Full Paper Paper Fieldichoose onej 3) Fusion (Art and Science) Categories (choose one or more) b-1) Human Interfaces Special Issue Correspondence (choose one) Submission for a Special Issue (Name: NICOGRAPH International 2016) Title Surface Geometry and Visual Support and their Effect on Affordance: A Comparison Across Three Age Groups Author(s) Tessier Matthieu (Non-Member) Masahiro Ura (Regular Member), Kazunori Miyata (Regular Member) * Please include one of (Regular Member / Student Member / Non Member) as appropriate for each author name. * Note that at least one of the authors should be a regular member (not a student member) before the time of publication. If there are no regular members among the authors, the paper is acceptable on the premise that one of the authors will complete the member application procedure. Author Affiliation(s) Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, School of Knowledge Science Author E-mail Address(es) tessier.matthieu@jaist.ac.jp, ura@jaist.ac.jp, miyata@jaist.ac.jp Name, Address, Affiliation, Telephone number, Fax number, and E-mail Address of the Contact Person Tessier Matthieu Tokyo Setagaya-ku, Kaminoge1-34-18, Casa Gran Kaminoge-305 Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, School of Knowledge Science (Japan) 080 9781 6157 tessier.matthieu@jaist.ac.jp Abstract (approx. 100 words) This study aims at understanding how changes in display's geometry might affect the appreciation of a task due to different affordances. We are also integrating the use of visual support, to understand if it supports the display's affordance or goes against it. The result indicates that higher levels of abstraction are understandable by older participants. The children showed they focused on the ergonomic features of a volume and could link a volume with the visualization and interaction of digital content. The result also shows that a complex visual support will undermine the affordance of a screen, but subtle signifiers would enhance the feature of a display and its affordance. Keywords (around five) Cognitive load; user experience; shaped display; visual support * Authors should submit their manuscripts (PDF or WORD format) to the secretariat of The Society of Art and Science by e-mail, with a cover sheet (in plain text). The secretariat will inform the author of the receipt number after receiving the manuscript. * No manuscripts bigger than 10 MB will be accepted. If the file size exceeds 10 MB, please upload it to an authorfs website.