Sketching with Conceptual Metaphors to Explain Computational Processes

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Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC'06)

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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David G. Hendry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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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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