A dimension space for the design of interactive systems within their physical environments

Graham, T. C. Nicholas; Watts, Leon; Calvary, Gaëlle; Coutaz, Joëlle; Dubois, Emmanuel; Nigay, Laurence

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“…Dimension space analysis is a related approach to system design that retains the goals of supporting design practice and facilitating communication [6]. Although dimension space analysis does not explicitly incorporate the QOC method of outlining the design space of a system, it preserves the notion of a system inhabiting a finite space within the space of all possible design options, and it sets up the dimensions of this space to correspond to various object properties.…”

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“…The Dimension Space outlined by Graham [6] represents interactive systems on six axes. Each system component is plotted as a separate dimension space so that the system can be examined from several points of view.…”

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“…We illustrate one possible adaptation of [6]'s multi-axis graph to classify and plot musical devices ranging from dig- Figure 2: An example of a visual representation by Piringer [16]. "Expressivity" appears on the yaxis, with the categories very good, good, middle, and very little (top to bottom).…”

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2005: Towards a Dimension Space for Musical Devices

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While several researchers have grappled with the problem of comparing musical devices across performance, installation, and related contexts, no methodology yet exists for producing holistic, informative visualizations for these devices. Drawing on existing research in performance interaction, human-computer interaction, and design space analysis, the authors propose a dimension space representation that can be adapted for visually displaying musical devices. This paper illustrates one possible application of the dimension space to existing performance and interaction systems, revealing its usefulness both in exposing patterns across existing musical devices and aiding in the design of new ones. KeywordsHuman-Computer Interaction, Design Space Analysis, New Interfaces for Musical Expression EXAMINING MUSICAL DEVICESMusical devices can take varied forms, including interactive installations, digital musical instruments, and augmented instruments. Trying to make sense of this wide variability, several researchers have proposed frameworks for classifying the various systems.As early as 1985, Pennycook [15] offered a discussion of interface concepts and design issues. Pressing [18] proposed a set of fundamental design principles for computer-music interfaces. His exhaustive treatment of the topic laid the groundwork for further research on device characterization.Bongers [3] characterized musical interactions as belonging to one of three modes: Performer-System interaction, such as a performer playing an instrument, System-Audience interaction, such as those commonly found at interactive sound installations, and Performer-System-Audience interaction, which describes interactive systems in which both artist and audience interact in real time.Wanderley et al.[24] discussed two approaches to classification of musical devices, including instruments and inPermission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. To copy otherwise, to republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, requires prior specific permission and/or a fee. stallations: the technological perspective and the semantical perspective. Jordà [7] characterizes instruments in terms of music output complexity, control input complexity and performer freedom. Focusing on interactive installations, Winkler [25] discussed digital, physical, social, and personal factors that should be considered in their design. In a similar way, Blaine and Fels [1] studied design features of collaborative musical systems, with the particular goal of elucidating design issues endemic to systems for novice players.While these various approaches contribute insight to the problem of musical device classification, most did not provide a visual representation, which could facilitate device comparison and design. One exception is [24], who proposed...

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“…the design of interactive systems within their physical environments. Graham et al (2000) describe a Dimension Space "intended to help designers understand both the physical and virtual entities from which their systems are built, and the tradeoffs involved in both the design of the entities themselves and of the combination of these entities in a physical space". This need for better studying and supporting the interaction designer's work is even more evident in the case of model-based tools (Paternò, 2005;Navarre et al, 2001;Vanderdonckt and Berquin, 1999), which are our main research focus.…”

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How Workstyle Transitions Influence the Tools' Perceptions of Use

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2008

Human Computer Interaction: New Developments

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“…HCI researchers have found that system design requires a deep understanding of the user's tasks [11] and the user's physical context [12]. Scenarios of use [7] can be developed to show the broader context of diagram use.…”

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User Interfaces for On-Line Diagram Recognition

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Rose

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The user interface is critical to the success of a diagram recognition system. It is difficult to define precise goals for a user interface, and even more difficult to quantify performance of a user interface. In this paper, we discuss some of the many research questions related to user interfaces in diagram recognition systems. We relate experiences we have gathered during the construction of two on-line diagram recognition systems, one for UML (Unified Modeling Language) notation and the other for mathematical notation. The goal of this paper is to encourage discussion. The graphics recognition community needs strategies and criteria for designing, implementing, and evaluating user interfaces.

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A dimension space for the design of interactive systems within their physical environments

Cited by 13 publications

References 12 publications

2005: Towards a Dimension Space for Musical Devices

2005: Towards a Dimension Space for Musical Devices

How Workstyle Transitions Influence the Tools' Perceptions of Use

User Interfaces for On-Line Diagram Recognition

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