The document summarizes initial work on the user interface for a mini grid project. It discusses using ethnographic methods like observations, interviews, and focus groups to identify potential solutions. The plan is to conduct fieldwork visits to these areas to sketch out ideas which will be shared with stakeholders. It also reviews related work in areas like paper-augmented digital documents and systems that link paper and digital documents.

1. Workshop 30 th of October 2008 - User Interface Juan David Hincapié Ramos - jdhr@itu.dk

2. Mini Grid Project - UI This presentation shows the initial work done up to know for the mini grid project in the user interface area. There has been work in different fronts leading to one or many solutions.

4. Definition Is a way to develop a descriptive understanding of the human behavior. It makes use of the following methods: - Observation - Notes - Interview - Customer Surveys - Operability Assessments - Focus Groups It keeps the following principles: - Natural Setting - Holism - Descriptive - Members’ Point of View

5. What’s the plan? To execute several fieldwork visits where, by applying ethnographic methods, candidate solutions can be identified, sketched out and shared with the parties. - Carton Models - Collaborative Design 3 Areas of Interest Structured Interviews Collaborative Sketching (6 ideas) Profiling - 10 Areas of interest - Semi Structured Interviews - Observation - Open Interviews FW1: 2-4/Sept FW2: 11-12/Nov FW3: 25-26/Nov FW4: 3-4/Dec

6. Picture This…

8. Visualize It! We look at the mini grid from the application point of view. These applications within the framework of some general fields like HCI, Ubiquitous Computing, CSCW, etc.

10. Related Work Fieldworks Field Biologists Laboratory Life Lab books LabScape ButterflyNet A-Book – The missing link Prism Paper & Digital Paper Augmented Digital Documents (PADD) PaperToolkit Linking and Messaging

11. LabScape Completely digital solution. Many tablet computers in the lab. Basically it’s a digital protocol. You can design the experiment. You can execute the experiment. Archiving, sharing, reviewing.

12. ButterflyNet Designed for the field biologist. Paper-based input Paper commands Digital browsing Data transcription

13. A-Book: The missing link Uses a tablet input Uses as PDA as a enhancing lense Layered Approach (paper layer, digital layers) Linking digital info (video, urls) to a physical spot on the notebook.

14. Prism Integration of multiple streams of activities (labbook, desktop, web, CSCW). Paper notebook (later scanned) Digital notebook (blog/journal) Agregate computer activities: Web Email Documents Feeds

15. PADD - Paper Augmented Digital Docs Digital creation Paper-based correction Synchronized Digital/Paper versions

16. PaperToolkit API for creating paper-based apps Handwritting recognition Gestures Event-Based approach Development and debbuging tools

17. Linking and Messaging Paper PDA. Synchronization by reprinting and scanning. Widget API Authoring Synchronization Design Widgets Locate Marks Print Work Scan Locate Marks Widget Callbacks Re-Arranging Print

18. What we are doing PaperToolkit & PADD demos Handwriting recognition & MiniGrid MiniGrid Awareness Screen Interactive Lab Bench Activity Based Computing