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Design Of A New PumaPaint Interface And Its Use in One Year of Operation
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI
ICRA2004 April 28, 2004
Michael CoristineUndergraduate
Student
Matthew SteinAssociate Professor
of Engineering
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What is PumaPaint?
Online robot that does one thingJava interface to let users do itDemonstration of remote telerobotic controlNot a plotterWWW site for creating and receiving a physical artifact
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Origins
Wilkes University 1998-2000
Roger Williams University
2002-Present
Roughly 40,000 users to date
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The Java Interface
Original InterfaceEnglish text predominantSomewhat flat, grayNot entirely intuitive
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This project
Develop a new interface using Java2/SwingMove from English text to iconsProvide a warmer feelUndergraduate independent study for two semesters
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The New Java2 Interface
OK, it’s still kind of flat and gray
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Some key improvements
Camera windowsA. Ryan TieboutWinTV cardCGI interface and controlsNear live video
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Some key improvements
Context sensitive mouse
Brush Colors
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Some key improvements
Animated buttonsGrayed out when invalidShows current color
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Some key improvements
Slider animations
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Unintended consequences
Slider animations can be confused with actions
Return “Dip” button
Do you move the slider to paint?
May be misleading indication of contact
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One year usage
Source: httpd logAugust ’02-August ‘03
Total
Distinct
Main Page 9391 4848PumaPaint class 2720 2472“Class not found”
1716
Intersection 239Roughly 2500 people connected upAbout 40% of potential users did not have Java2Of those, 14% apparently bothered to obtain the plug-in and return to download the interface
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What did they do with it?
Typical canvasLots of textLots of scribble
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What did they do with it?
Some nice piecesSome mailed to users
Not all
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Recent Phenomenon
Dedicated vandal
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Recent Phenomenon
Metronome like strokes
Automated issuance of commands?
Hundreds of hours connected
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Recent Phenomenon
Likes to tear down the paperMetronome strokes on easel
AOL user from New JerseyAsked for canvases but ignored repeated requests to explain techniques or motivation
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Summary
Site continues as a vehicle for undergraduate projectsOnline 5 years and counting*Still interested in paintingsDedicated vandal something newCurrently developing 3D manipulation using anthropomorphic hands to model clay