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A transparent interface to state-space search programs

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Steven L. Tanimoto,

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SoftVis '06: Proceedings of the 2006 ACM symposium on Software visualization

Pages 151 - 152

https://doi.org/10.1145/1148493.1148519

Published: 04 September 2006 Publication History

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We present a visual interface for a variety of programs that employ state-space search methods. The interface displays a tree of the states visited so far, and it permits user interaction through manipulation of the tree. The interface is implemented in a domain-independent Python module. We give illustrations of its application in three domains: classical problem solving, image processing, and composition of musical motifs. The interface exemplifies a class of techniques for bringing a form of transparency to computer systems.

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Fan SRobison TTanimoto S(2012)CoSolve: A system for engaging users in computer-supported collaborative problem solving2012 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC)10.1109/VLHCC.2012.6344517(205-212)Online publication date: Sep-2012
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Tanimoto SRobison TFan S(2009)A game-building environment for research in collaborative designProceedings of the 5th international conference on Computational Intelligence and Games10.5555/1719293.1719318(96-103)Online publication date: 7-Sep-2009
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Tanimoto SRobison TFan S(2009)A game-building environment for research in collaborative design2009 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Games10.1109/CIG.2009.5286489(96-103)Online publication date: Sep-2009
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A transparent interface to state-space search programs
1. Applied computing
  1. Physical sciences and engineering
    1. Engineering
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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SoftVis '06: Proceedings of the 2006 ACM symposium on Software visualization

September 2006

199 pages

ISBN:1595934642

DOI:10.1145/1148493

General Chair:
Eileen Kraemer
The University of Georgia
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Margaret Burnett
Oregon State University
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Stephan Diehl
University Trier, Germany

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Fan SRobison TTanimoto S(2012)CoSolve: A system for engaging users in computer-supported collaborative problem solving2012 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC)10.1109/VLHCC.2012.6344517(205-212)Online publication date: Sep-2012
https://doi.org/10.1109/VLHCC.2012.6344517
Tanimoto SRobison TFan S(2009)A game-building environment for research in collaborative designProceedings of the 5th international conference on Computational Intelligence and Games10.5555/1719293.1719318(96-103)Online publication date: 7-Sep-2009
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/1719293.1719318
Tanimoto SRobison TFan S(2009)A game-building environment for research in collaborative design2009 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Games10.1109/CIG.2009.5286489(96-103)Online publication date: Sep-2009
https://doi.org/10.1109/CIG.2009.5286489
Tanimoto S(2008)Enhancing State-Space Tree Diagrams for Collaborative Problem SolvingProceedings of the 5th international conference on Diagrammatic Representation and Inference10.1007/978-3-540-87730-1_16(156-164)Online publication date: 19-Sep-2008
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Ekbia H(2007)Transpiring InterfacesProceedings of the Third International Conference on Autonomic and Autonomous Systems10.1109/CONIELECOMP.2007.112Online publication date: 19-Jun-2007
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Cinque LCañizares STanimoto S(2007)Application of a transparent interface methodology to image processingJournal of Visual Languages and Computing10.1016/j.jvlc.2007.08.00818:5(504-512)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2007
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