Enhancing State-Space Tree Diagrams for Collaborative Problem Solving

  • Authors:
  • Steven L. Tanimoto

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Washington, Seattle, USA WA 98195

  • Venue:
  • Diagrams '08 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Diagrammatic Representation and Inference
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

State-space search methods in problem solving have often been illustrated using tree diagrams. We explore a set of issues related to coordination in collaborative problem solving and design, and we present a variety of interactive features for state-space search trees intended to facilitate such activity. Issues include how to show provenance of decisions, how to combine work and views produced separately, and how to represent work performed by computer agents. Some of the features have been implemented in a kit "TStar" and a design tool "PRIME Designer."