Rapid Prototyping of Distributed User Interfaces

摘要: This paper introduces a software tool for rapid prototyping of interactive systems whose user interfaces could be distributed according to four axes defined in design space: type computing platform, amount interaction surfaces, surface, and interface. is based on virtual toolkit rendering the world depicting real which distribution occurs. The consists layer concrete interface specified description language. presents its extension modeling external environment terms space so as render context use are distributed. For each axis, pair functions enables exploring axis decreasing increasing order explore various situations distribution, by or combined way. As resulting from this truly executable ones, system provides designers with an acceptable means generating ideas about how can use, helps evaluate quality solution at early stage. Four representative located implemented discussed: multi-platform context, workplace, ubiquitous computing, ambient intelligence, thus proving coverage capabilities whole