Abstract



A NEW APPROACH FOR CREATIVE DESIGN:

FROM FREEHAND SKETCHES INTERPRETATION

TO INOVATIVE INTERACTIONS PROTOTYPING



Stéphane HUOT

University of NANTES PhD.



So far, many CAD systems have aimed at assisting and supporting designers work all along project workflow. However, such tools are rather useless in the early stages of the design process, during creative design. Their geometrical and preconceived processes are far from the woolly and iterative aspects of the creative design process, mainly supported by a figurative tool: sketching. This thesis is in line with previous research works on sketching-based 3D modelling to bring a creative dimension in software tools for design. Beyond drawing interpretation, we introduce an instrumented approach for architectural design: SVALABARD, a Virtual drawing table relying upon the paradigm of interaction sheets, that associates alternative input devices and techniques.
Because the feasibility of such an approach was technically restricted by the stiffness and the lack of extensibility of current GUI tools, we also propose a new software model, more adaptable and more dynamic. With this model, we developed the MAGGLITE toolkit that makes it easier to prototype and use alternative interaction techniques.

Keywords: Human-Computer Interaction, Creative design, 3D Modelling, Pen-based interfaces, Input devices, Interaction techniques, Multimodal interaction, Post-WIMP interfaces, GUI Toolkits.

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2005-09-06