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Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC'06)
Sketching with Conceptual Metaphors to Explain Computational Processes
Brighton, United Kingdom
September 04-September 08
ISBN: 0-7695-2586-5
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| David G. Hendry, "Sketching with Conceptual Metaphors to Explain Computational Processes," Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, IEEE Symposium on, pp. 95-102, Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC'06), 2006. | |||
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| @article{ 10.1109/VLHCC.2006.44, author = {David G. Hendry}, title = {Sketching with Conceptual Metaphors to Explain Computational Processes}, journal ={Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, IEEE Symposium on}, volume = {0}, year = {2006}, isbn = {0-7695-2586-5}, pages = {95-102}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/VLHCC.2006.44}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, } | |||
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| TY - CONF JO - Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, IEEE Symposium on TI - Sketching with Conceptual Metaphors to Explain Computational Processes SN - 0-7695-2586-5 SP95 EP102 A1 - David G. Hendry, PY - 2006 KW - null VL - 0 JA - Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, IEEE Symposium on ER - | |||
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/VLHCC.2006.44
To explore how people conceptualize a complex system, 232 university students were asked to sketch how a search engine works. While the sketches reveal a diverse range of visual and conceptual approaches, a subset of the sketches exhibit an underlying regularity for describing algorithmic processes. To explain this regularity, I propose the conceptual metaphor: A SEARCH ENGINE IS A SERIES OF TEXT TRANSFORMATIONS and describe a set of mappings from sketchable graphic markings to abstractions in the search engine domain. I believe that this metaphor can be applied to enable people to more effectively conceptualize, describe, and explore complex systems.
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David G. Hendry, "Sketching with Conceptual Metaphors to Explain Computational Processes," vlhcc, pp.95-102, Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC'06), 2006
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