A specification paradigm for the design and implementation of Tangible user interfaces

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Shaer, Orit ^a   Jacob, Robert J K ^b  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

Tangible interaction; Tangible user interfaces; User interface description language; User interface management system

Indexed keywords

COMMON GROUND; DESIGN AND BUILD; DISTINCT ELEMENTS; HIGH LEVEL SPECIFICATION; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; PARALLEL INTERACTIONS; PRIMARY CONTRIBUTION; PROOF OF CONCEPT; STATECHARTS; TANGIBLE INTERACTION; TANGIBLE USER INTERFACES; TARGET TECHNOLOGY; TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES; USER INTERFACE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES; USER INTERFACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACE SOFTWARE; VISUAL SPECIFICATION;

ABSTRACTING; DESIGN; HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES; LINGUISTICS; MANAGEMENT; MARKUP LANGUAGES; PETRI NETS; SPECIFICATIONS;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 71449126477     PISSN: 10730516     EISSN: 15577325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1614390.1614395     Document Type: Article

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