minigrid project - ui

Workshop 30th of October 2008 - User InterfaceJuan David Hincapié Ramos - jdhr@itu.dk

Mini Grid Project - Mini Grid Project - UIUI

This presentation shows the initial work done up to know for the mini grid project in the user interface area. There has been work in different fronts leading to one or many solutions.

DefinitionDefinition

Is a way to develop a descriptive understanding of the human behavior.

It makes use of the following methods:

- Observation - Notes - Interview - Customer Surveys - Operability Assessments - Focus Groups

It keeps the following principles:

- Natural Setting - Holism - Descriptive - Members’ Point of View

- Carton Models- Collaborative Design- Carton Models- Collaborative Design

- 3 Areas of Interest- Structured Interviews- Collaborative Sketching (6 ideas)

- 3 Areas of Interest- Structured Interviews- Collaborative Sketching (6 ideas)

- Profiling- 10 Areas of interest- Semi Structured Interviews

- Profiling- 10 Areas of interest- Semi Structured Interviews

- Observation- Open Interviews- Observation- Open Interviews

What’s the plan?What’s the plan?

To execute several fieldwork visits where, by applying ethnographic methods, candidate solutions can be identified, sketched out and shared with the parties.

FW1: 2-4/SeptFW1: 2-4/Sept

FW2: 11-12/Nov FW2: 11-12/Nov

FW3: 25-26/NovFW3: 25-26/Nov

FW4: 3-4/DecFW4: 3-4/Dec

Picture This…Picture This…

Visualize It!Visualize It!

We look at the mini grid from the application point of view. These applications within the framework of some general fields like HCI, Ubiquitous Computing, CSCW, etc.

Related WorkRelated Work

Fieldworks• Field Biologists• Laboratory Life

Lab books• LabScape• ButterflyNet• A-Book – The missing link• Prism

Paper & Digital• Paper Augmented Digital Documents (PADD)• PaperToolkit• Linking and Messaging

LabScapeLabScape

• Completely digital solution.

• Many tablet computers in the lab.

• Basically it’s a digital protocol.

• You can design the experiment.

• You can execute the experiment.

• Archiving, sharing, reviewing.

ButterflyNetButterflyNet

• Designed for the field biologist.

• Paper-based input

• Paper commands

• Digital browsing

• Data transcription

A-Book: The missing linkA-Book: The missing link

• Uses a tablet input

• Uses as PDA as a enhancing lense

• Layered Approach (paper layer, digital layers)

• Linking digital info (video, urls) to a physical spot on the notebook.

PrismPrism

• Integration of multiple streams of activities (labbook, desktop, web, CSCW).

• Paper notebook (later scanned)

• Digital notebook (blog/journal)

• Agregate computer activities:

• Web• Email• Documents• Feeds

PADD - Paper Augmented PADD - Paper Augmented Digital DocsDigital Docs• Digital creation

• Paper-based correction

• Synchronized Digital/Paper versions

PaperToolkitPaperToolkit

• API for creating paper-based apps

• Handwritting recognition

• Gestures

• Event-Based approach

• Development and debbuging tools

Linking and MessagingLinking and Messaging

• Paper PDA.

• Synchronization by reprinting and scanning.

• Widget API

Authoring

Synchronization

Design

Widgets

Locate

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Re-Arrangin

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What we are doingWhat we are doing

- PaperToolkit & PADD demos

- Handwriting recognition & MiniGrid

- MiniGrid Awareness Screen

- Interactive Lab Bench

- Activity Based Computing