2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A study of the efficacy of graphics dialogues with the focus on constraint projections from graphical structures

Research Project

Project/Area Number	13680439
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Intelligent informatics
Research Institution	Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Principal Investigator	SHIMOJIMA Atsushi Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, School of Knowledge Science, Associate Professor, 知識科学研究科, 助教授 (40303341)
Project Period (FY)	2001 – 2003
Keywords	graphical representations / dialogue studies / diagrammatic resoning / non-verbal communication / graphics dialogues
Research Abstract	The purpose of this projects was to analyze graphics dialogues with an focus on constraint projections from graphical structures. We took the following three approaches to the issue : (1)Testing the constraint projection theory on the basis of behavioral data. (2) Observing drawing behaviors in non-face-to-face, remote spoken dialogues. (3) Observing drawing behaviors in face-to-face, direct spoken dialogues. We further developed the constraint projection theory perse, and published a paper applying the theory to the so-called trade-off problem of graphics functions. Our theory on indirect reference in graphics dialogues was also developed and published, covering now the relationship between indirect reference and speakers' points of view.