Time Affordance Components impact on User’s Experience

If users are to instantly identify the interactive elements on a screen, and accurately predict the results of their interactions, a graphical object's sensory characteristics should intuitively imply its functionality and use. Therefore, this research focuses on user's perception and understanding of affordances which are the most common form of providing a system status for users when downloading large files from the internet. Download micro-interactions (DMI) precise design and attention to details may direct users' attention, make the user experience much more rewarding and influence users' actions. The challenge is to identify and design elements necessary to provide just enough information so that the user's actions, while waiting, properly address the true state of the task.