Digital library information appliances
Proceedings of the third ACM conference on Digital libraries
Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity
Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity
A comparison of the affordances of a digital desk and tablet for architectural image tasks
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
The absent interface in design engineering
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing
Conceptual design and analysis by sketching
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing
A study of digital ink in lecture presentation
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
MAP IT: The GIS software for field mapping with tablet pc
Computers & Geosciences
Digital geological mapping with tablet PC and PDA: A comparison
Computers & Geosciences
A freehand-sketch environment for architectural design supported by a multi-agent system
Computers and Graphics
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With their tedious interfaces that impose an encoding sternness, the existing computer assisted architectural design tools (CAAD) too often restrict users' creativity. Paper and pencil are then privileged in the first design stages. In response to this restriction, we have developed a sketch interface, based on an electronic pen and a LCD tablet, which allows the designer to develop ideas and manipulate drawings. This paper describes our observations of five professional architects working with these software and hardware devices. Our analyses are based on session's temporal execution, on graphic production types and on drawing area management. They conclude that the proposed digital solution is compatible with the designers' expectations and really support creative exploration.