Exploring Categorizations of Algorithmic Affordances in Graphical User Interfaces of Recommender Systems

Ester Bartels; Aletta Smits; Chris Detweiler; Esther van der Stappen; Suzanne van Rossen; Shakila Shayan; Katja Pott; Karine Cardona; Jürgen Ziegler; Koen van Turnhout

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-61698-3_16

Exploring Categorizations of Algorithmic Affordances in Graphical User Interfaces of Recommender Systems

Ester Bartels
, Aletta Smits
, Chris Detweiler
, Esther van der Stappen
, Suzanne van Rossen
, Shakila Shayan
, Katja Pott
, Karine Cardona
, Jürgen Ziegler
, Koen van Turnhout

University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Avans Hogeschool Breda
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
Appealy
University of Duisburg-Essen

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Abstract

This exploratory study investigates the rationale behind categorizing algorithmic controls, or algorithmic affordances, in the graphical user interfaces (GUIs) of recommender systems. Seven professionals from industry and academia took part in an open card sorting activity to analyze 45 cards with examples of algorithmic affordances in recommender systems’ GUIs. Their objective was to identify potential design patterns including features on which to base these patterns. Analyzing the group discussions revealed distinct thought processes and defining factors for design patterns that were shared by academic and industry partners. While the discussions were promising, they also demonstrated a varying degree of alignment between industry and academia when it came to labelling the identified categories. Since this workshop is part of the preparation for creating a design pattern library of algorithmic affordances, and since the library aims to be useful for both industry and research partners, further research int

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Design for Equality and Justice
Subtitle of host publication	INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 Workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part II
Editors	Anna Bramwell-Dicks, Abigail Evans, Marco Winckler, Helen Petrie, José Abdelnour-Nocera
Place of Publication	Berlin, Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	173–184
Number of pages	12
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-61697-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61698-3_16
Publication status	Published - 9 Jul 2024
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

recommender systems
graphical user interfaces
design patterns
user control
algorithmic affordances
research-practice gap

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1 Inaugural speech
1 Contribution to conference proceeding
1 Review article

Aanbevelingen van een computer: hoe betrouwbaar zijn ze?
Dinnissen, K., Hauptmann, H., Herder, E., Masthoff, J. & Smits, A., Aug 2025, In: Tijdschrift voor Human Factors. 50, 2, p. 5-9 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Conversations between people and technology. Lectorale rede dr. Aletta Smits, 17 december 2025, Lectoraat Digitale Transformatie
Smits, A., 17 Dec 2025, Groningen: Hanze, Centre of Expertise Ondernemen. 21 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Inaugural speech › Academic

Open Access
Hardly any sliders in real-world apps: a library of algorithmic affordances to bridge the research-practice gap in Human-AI Interaction
Smits, A., Cardona, K., Berk, M., Marantika, T., Meeuwse, T., van Rossen, S., Sent, D., van Turnhout, K. & Hoekman, B. J., Nov 2025, (Accepted/In press) Arppid 2025. Springer Verlag, 18 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Contribution to conference proceeding › Academic › peer-review

Open Access

3 Invited talk
2 Oral presentation

Mens en algoritme: wie past zich aan wie aan?
Smits, A. (Speaker)
27 Mar 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
The designers’ perspective on Decision Support Systems
Smits, A. (Speaker)
23 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
human-AI interaction: how to give people autonomy and control
Smits, A. (Speaker)
1 Apr 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

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Bartels, E., Smits, A., Detweiler, C., van der Stappen, E., van Rossen, S., Shayan, S., Pott, K., Cardona, K., Ziegler, J., & van Turnhout, K. (2024). Exploring Categorizations of Algorithmic Affordances in Graphical User Interfaces of Recommender Systems. In A. Bramwell-Dicks, A. Evans, M. Winckler, H. Petrie, & J. Abdelnour-Nocera (Eds.), Design for Equality and Justice: INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 Workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part II (1 ed., pp. 173–184). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61698-3_16

Bartels, Ester ; Smits, Aletta ; Detweiler, Chris et al. / Exploring Categorizations of Algorithmic Affordances in Graphical User Interfaces of Recommender Systems. Design for Equality and Justice: INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 Workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part II. editor / Anna Bramwell-Dicks ; Abigail Evans ; Marco Winckler ; Helen Petrie ; José Abdelnour-Nocera. 1. ed. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Verlag, 2024. pp. 173–184

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Bartels, E, Smits, A, Detweiler, C, van der Stappen, E, van Rossen, S, Shayan, S, Pott, K, Cardona, K, Ziegler, J & van Turnhout, K 2024, Exploring Categorizations of Algorithmic Affordances in Graphical User Interfaces of Recommender Systems. in A Bramwell-Dicks, A Evans, M Winckler, H Petrie & J Abdelnour-Nocera (eds), Design for Equality and Justice: INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 Workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part II. 1 edn, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 173–184. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61698-3_16

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Design for Equality and Justice: INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 Workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part II. ed. / Anna Bramwell-Dicks; Abigail Evans; Marco Winckler; Helen Petrie; José Abdelnour-Nocera. 1. ed. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 2024. p. 173–184.

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Bartels E, Smits A, Detweiler C, van der Stappen E, van Rossen S, Shayan S et al. Exploring Categorizations of Algorithmic Affordances in Graphical User Interfaces of Recommender Systems. In Bramwell-Dicks A, Evans A, Winckler M, Petrie H, Abdelnour-Nocera J, editors, Design for Equality and Justice: INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 Workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part II. 1 ed. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag. 2024. p. 173–184 doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-61698-3_16

Exploring Categorizations of Algorithmic Affordances in Graphical User Interfaces of Recommender Systems

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Aanbevelingen van een computer: hoe betrouwbaar zijn ze?

Conversations between people and technology. Lectorale rede dr. Aletta Smits, 17 december 2025, Lectoraat Digitale Transformatie

Hardly any sliders in real-world apps: a library of algorithmic affordances to bridge the research-practice gap in Human-AI Interaction

Activities

Mens en algoritme: wie past zich aan wie aan?

The designers’ perspective on Decision Support Systems

human-AI interaction: how to give people autonomy and control

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