Pad++: A zoomable graphical sketchpad for exploring alternate interface physics

Benjamin B. Bederson, James D. Hollan, Ken Perlin, Jonathan Meyer, David Bacon, George Furnas

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Abstract

We describe Pad++, a zoomable graphical sketchpad that we are exploring as an alternative to traditional window and icon-based interfaces. We discuss the motivation for Pad++, describe the implementation and present prototype applications. In addition, we introduce an informational physics strategy for interface design and briefly contrast it with current design strategies. We envision a rich world of dynamic persistent informational entities that operate according to multiple physics specifically designed to provide cognitively facile access and serve as the basis for the design of new computationally-based work materials.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3-32
Number of pages30
JournalJournal of Visual Languages and Computing
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1996

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Language and Linguistics
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Science Applications

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