[IxDA Discuss] notepads and creative tools

Sun Jul 8 18:31:55 PDT 2007

Oleh: That's certainly a comprehensive brainstorm! I like the whiteboard and
I like the laptop version, but I'm still not sure about the interaction
between them. For example, if I am drawing on the large digital whiteboard
and point at something I'm talking about verbally, the remote participants
don't see the gesture and probably don't know what I'm talking about. Also
similar concerns of turn-taking and simultaneous edits and other things. Not
to say these are insurmountable problems, just interesting challenges.

Jason: Interesting device. the flash demo that links from 'try it now' is
also a revealing bit of cutting edge multimedia UI. That is to say that I
used it for 5 mins, couldn't figure out what the product was and got annoyed
by the teenager impatiently tapping his foot while I tried to figure out
what the product features were. ;)

-Jeff

On 7/5/07, Jason Lee <jwl283 at nyu.edu> wrote:
>
> The Fly Pen might be of interest to you:
>
> http://www.leapfrog.com/Primary/MiddleHighSchool/PRD_fly_pen/FLY153
> +Pentop+Computer.jsp
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/17/technology/circuits/17pogue.html?
> ex=1183780800&en=7d9b6a8d627060f9&ei=5070
>
> Jason
>
> On Jul 4, 2007, at 5:06 PM, Oleh Kovalchuke wrote:
>
> > On 7/4/07, Jeff Axup <axup at userdesign.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> care to elaborate a bit (either privately or publicly on list)
> >> about how
> >> the tablet would interact with the digital whiteboard? I see
> >> potential
> >> advantages and problems with doing that.
> >
> >
> > About eight months ago I wrote a proposal for an electronic
> > whiteboard,
> > where I have described how several people could interact with the
> > whiteboard
> > via laptops. Below are excerpts from the proposal. Replace "laptop"
> > with
> > "digital notepad". Now, eight months older, I would replace quite a
> > few
> > things (naturally) besides the word 'laptop".
> >
> > --
> > Oleh Kovalchuke
> > Interaction Design is the Design of Time
> > http://www.tangospring.com/IxDtopicWhatIsInteractionDesign.htm
> >
> > --------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > *The Perfect *Brainstorm* (electronic whiteboard)** *
> >
> > *Technology*: 4x6 feet touch screen, support for multiple inputs,
> > *wireless*
> > *connectivity* *to* *multiple* *laptops*, web enabled, electronic
> > pen, USB
> > ports.
> > *
> >
> > Possible uses*:
> > *
> >
> > Brainstorming*
> > *
> >
> > visual (drawing wireframes, designs)* *
> > **textual (IA, nonvisual ideas)*
> >
> > Lecture hall presentation *
> > *Video games, military video games *
> > *Art *
> > *Teachers in classroom *
> > *Traffic controllers *
> > *Interactive TV *
> > *CAD *
> > *Next generation of computers
> > *
> >
> > Brainstorming goals*
> >
> > Encourage and support *collaborative* *environment* *
> > *Make contributions effortless *
> > *Make contribution eclectic *
> > *Make *possible* *moderation* of contributions *
> > *Make *ideas* *semi*-*anonymous* *
> > *Save, *review* *and* *reuse* *ideas*, sessions
> > *
> >
> > Brainstorming tasks*
> > *
> >
> > At the board:
> > *
> >
> > Ability to draw, erase, modify drawing (see Flash for details)
> > [tools on
> > demand to reduce fatigue] *
> > *Ability to zoom (consider fish eye zoom) *
> > *"Scratch" area *
> > *Tools area (zoom overview, paint, etc.) *
> > *Ability to undo/redo. *
> > *Ability to save, restore *
> > *Ability to point without writing *
> > *Ability to add and hide notes on specific parts of the design. *
> > *Ability to stack multiple boards. *
> > *Shapes? *
> > *Colors *
> > *Ability to add video. *
> > *Ability to link multiple views (pages) with transitions
> > (PowerPoint, Visio)
> > *
> > *Ability to add layers (interactivity with active layer only, three
> > layers)
> > *
> > *Ability to add notes and ability to hide annotations (show note
> > stubs). *
> > *Hand writing recognition. *
> > *Ability to add sound comments, sound bites associated with specific
> > areas/actions (low info density, hard to edit, could be used for
> > prototypes,
> > though). Voice recognition software. *
> > *Ability to browse web and to take area snapshots. *
> > *Ability to browse web and to take area video. *
> > *Any enclosed shape with writing can be converted into a note
> > (hover icon in
> > the corner of the shape)
> > *
> >
> > Remotely:
> > *
> >
> > Ability to edit remotely (multiple connections from within
> > conference room)
> > during brainstorming session (session start/end issues). [two
> > interfaces –
> > laptop and board] *
> > *Ability to edit and upload changes from the "other coast". *
> > *Ability to moderate session input (optional, but important). *
> > *Ability to make changes on laptop asynchronously and upload/
> > synchronize the
> > changes during session. *
> > *Ability to put pieces of ideas into "master" design, to merge
> > designs *
> > *Ability to view contributions from users (motivator to contribute
> > ideas,
> > comments, also reduces possibility of sabotage)
> > **
> >
> > User tasks will have to be distributed among three tools:
> > Whiteboard proper,
> > whiteboard Pen, laptop(s).
> > *
> >
> > Whiteboard *areas and functionality
> >
> > History (bottom of the screen, screenshots) *
> > *Pages (top of the screen, "Add page" Google IG) *
> > *Scratch (for remote submissions, shapes - right) *
> > *Tools (layers - left)
> > Zoom and overview (top right corner)
> > Session, remote connections – top
> > Select entire screen and drag it to Scratch area *
> > *DVD backup *
> > *Print with collated output *
> > *Save as PDF, PNG, JPG in addition to native format. Export to
> > PowerPoint.
> > *
> >
> > Pen *functionality
> >
> > Draw – push button to reveal tip. Pressure – line thickness. Or
> > zoom widget
> > as thickness *
> > *Point – drawing tip is retracted *
> > *Select – touch object once – side, twice entire object selected,
> > click and
> > drag for group *
> > *Drag – if object is selected *
> > *Edit – edit button on pen (hold to drag/transform the shape) or edit
> > handles on the screen once object is selected *
> > *Erase – opposite end from drawing tip *
> > *Wipe – pen on the side, drag across the area to be wiped *
> > *Zoom in/out – spring loaded widget (see camcorders) Thumb
> > operated. Zooms
> > selection. Zoom affects line thickness in nonlinear fashion (lines
> > remain
> > thick longer than areas for zoom out). *
> > *Sound paging (to locate when it is misplaced) *
> > *Microphone (for sound bites and for annotations)
> > *
> >
> > Laptop *functionality
> >
> > Real time brainstorming session *
> > *Ability to drive the whiteboard from a laptop (if pen is lost/
> > broken) *
> > *Multiple simultaneous contributions to main area of whiteboard
> > from several
> > laptops *
> > *Contribution to scrap area *
> > *Contributing notes to main area of white board: Appear on submit and
> > dissolve leaving stub, which can be re-open from the whiteboard or
> > from
> > laptop. Once reopen – explicit minimization. *
> > *Asynchronous brainstorming *
> > *Compatibility with MS Office products. *
> > *Ability to sketch ideas and upload them to Scrap area of ongoing
> > session *
> > *Ability to download session for review, editing, adding comments *
> > *Create designs on laptop and upload them during session to scrap area
> > *
> >
> > Core functionality *(bare bones functionality):
> > *
> >
> > Must haves *(support Venecia and clumsily Dave):
> > *
> >
> > Nice ideas to consider *(future releases, if there is time in the
> > current
> > release):
> > *
> >
> > Frequent tasks*:
> >
> > *Whiteboard wireframe (the draft of the first draft):*
> >
> > * **Prototype interface for laptop (remote contribution)* – will
> > not be
> > included in the first release due to severe time constraints.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/4/07, Oleh Kovalchuke <tangospring at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> *suggested enhancement* for the digital notepad: multiple devices
> >> should
> >> be able to connect to digital whiteboard, some of them remotely - San
> >> Francisco to ongoing prototyping session in Boston
> >>
> >> <whiteboard pen wireframe.jpg>
> >> <whiteboard wireframe.jpg>
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-- 
Thanks,
Jeff
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