Defining visual languages for interactive computing

Author

Bottoni, P. ; Costabile, M.F. ; Levialdi, S. ; Mussio, P.

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Sci. dell´´Inf., Rome Univ., Italy

Volume

27

Issue

6

fYear

1997

fDate

11/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

773

Lastpage

783

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 a visual sentence and of a visual language as a set of visual sentences is discussed. A hierarchy of visual languages is derived in relation to the requirements for intelligible, manageable and trustable interaction between humans and computers

Keywords

interactive systems; man-machine systems; spatial reasoning; visual languages; computational meaning; image generation; intelligible interaction; interactive computing; manageable interaction; trustable interaction; visual human-computer interaction; visual languages; visual reasoning; visual sentences; Computer science; Face; Human computer interaction; Image converters; Image generation; Pattern recognition; Pixel; Professional communication; Taxonomy; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1083-4427

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3468.634641

Filename

634641