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Invisible Sketch Interface In Architectural Engineering

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In this paper, we propose to discuss the concept of the “invisible interface”, as an user interface compatible with the cognitive process involved in architectural sketching. We present the principles of such an interface, and illustrate them by our software prototype EsQUIsE.

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  1. LuciD Lab for User Cognition & Intelligent Design, University of Liège, Belgium

    Pierre Leclercq

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  1. Computer Vision Center, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, (Barcelona), Spain

    Josep Lladós

  2. Departmen Computer Science and Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 221 Heuksukdong, Dongjakku, Seoul, Korea

    Young-Bin Kwon

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Leclercq, P. (2004). Invisible Sketch Interface In Architectural Engineering. In: Lladós, J., Kwon, YB. (eds) Graphics Recognition. Recent Advances and Perspectives. GREC 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3088. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-25977-0_32

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