Title :
Combining the Analysis of Spatial Layout and Text to Support Design Exploration
Author :
Moore, J. Michael ; Shipman, Frank M., III
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX
Abstract :
The design exploration (DE) approach allows a large number of probable end users to communicate with software developers by creating mockups of user interfaces and augmenting the partial designs (e.g. windows and widgets) produced with textual descriptions and explanations. Software developers collect and analyze these annotated partial designs to gain an understanding of the user, their activity, and the domain of concern. This paper presents the DE analyzer and its techniques for automatically analyzing the collection of annotated partial designs. The DE Analyzer uses a combination of textual and spatial layout analysis algorithms to assist software developers´ navigation and exploration of the information collected using the DE Builder.
Keywords :
software engineering; systems analysis; text analysis; user interfaces; annotated partial design; design exploration approach; spatial layout analysis; text analysis; user interface; Algorithm design and analysis; Computer science; Feedback; Graphical user interfaces; Information analysis; Software algorithms; Software design; Software maintenance; Text analysis; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Automated Software Engineering, 2008. ASE 2008. 23rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
L´Aquila
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2187-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1938-4300
DOI :
10.1109/ASE.2008.53