paperpoint: a paper-based presentation and interactive paper prototyping tool

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PaperPoint: A Paper-Based Presentation

and Interactive Paper Prototying Tool

Beat Signer and Moira C. Norrie

Institute for Information Systems, ETH Zurich

8092 Zurich, Switzerland

http://vub.academia.edu/BeatSigner

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PaperPoint

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Anoto Technologies

Virtual paper space

of 60 million km2

Pen manufacturers

Maxel

Logitech

Nokia

Sony Ericsson

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PaperPoint Features

Presentation overviews

Non-linear presentations

Annotation and content production

Paper handouts for note taking

Collaborative presentations or brainstormings

Mobility

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PaperPoint Architecture

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Active Paper Areas

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Active Content

Active Component

A

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B

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AC Names

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Client

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Execute code (active component) on the client

and/or on the server side

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PaperPoint Active Component

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<iserver>

<activeComponent id="s1a" creator="beat">

<name>Show slide 1</name>

<properties>

<parameter>

<key>org.ximtec.iserver.ac:command</key>

<value>showSlide</value>

</parameter>

<parameter>

<key>org.ximtec.iserver.ac:slide</key>

<value>1</value>

</parameter>

</properties>

<identifier>PAPERPOINT_CONTROL</identifier>

</activeComponent>

...

</iserver>

PAPERPOINT_CONTROL

Show slide 1

command showSlide

slide 1

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Active Components

Button

Slider

Slider2D

DateSelector

Browser

MapSelector

Rating

Capture

CaptureAndSpeak

Image

Sound

Movie

SQLClient

XCMRequest

ClientCtrlRequest

PaperPointControl

PaperPointAnnotate

...

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PaperPoint Printing Process

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PaperPoint Stickers

Empty Stickers linked to specific PowerPoint slides

Digital information (text, movies, ...) embedded in slides

Rapid prototyping of interactive paper applications

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Discussion

Preparation of presentations

content authoring for non-linear presentations

printing

Fixed buttons versus gesture-based commands

Cross-application functionality

Powerpoint as authoring tool for interactive

paper mockups

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Further Information

http://www.ipaper.inf.ethz.ch

Fundamental Concepts for

Interactive Paper and

Cross-Media Information

Spaces, Beat Signer,

ISBN 978-3-8370-2713-6,

May 2008

http://www.amazon.de/Fundamental-Concepts-Interactive-Cross-Media-Information/dp/3837027139