A novel definition of visual languages allows a uniform approach to satisfying the needs of visual reasoning faced in visual human-computer interaction. The way the machine associates a computational meaning with an image, and conversely, the way it generates an image on the screen from a computation are formally described. A definition of visual sentence and of visual language as a set of visual sentences is discussed. A hierarchy of visual languages is derived in relation with the requirements for intelligible, manageable and trustable interaction between humans and computers.
Defining visual languages for interactive computing / Bottoni, Paolo Gaspare; M. F., Costabile; LEVIALDI GHIRON, Stefano; P., Mussio. - In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS MAN AND CYBERNETICS PART A-SYSTEMS AND HUMANS. - ISSN 1083-4427. - STAMPA. - 27:6(1997), pp. 773-783. [10.1109/3468.634641]
Defining visual languages for interactive computing
BOTTONI, Paolo Gaspare;LEVIALDI GHIRON, Stefano;
1997
Abstract
A novel definition of visual languages allows a uniform approach to satisfying the needs of visual reasoning faced in visual human-computer interaction. The way the machine associates a computational meaning with an image, and conversely, the way it generates an image on the screen from a computation are formally described. A definition of visual sentence and of visual language as a set of visual sentences is discussed. A hierarchy of visual languages is derived in relation with the requirements for intelligible, manageable and trustable interaction between humans and computers.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
