File
Democratizing Software Design Through Functional Individualization of Creative Software
Digital Document
Content type |
Content type
|
---|---|
Collection(s) |
Collection(s)
|
Resource Type |
Resource Type
|
Genre |
Genre
|
Origin Information |
|
---|
Persons |
Author (aut): Selimoglu, Can
|
---|---|
Organizations |
Degree granting institution (dgg): Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Graduate Studies
|
Abstract |
Abstract
The evolution of creative software is informed by the traditional computer-science methods of development. This results in creation of generic software with task-oriented perspective. User testing data and feedback that sampled from different individuals is used in a way that ignores people's individual differences. Creative software like Adobe Photoshop have become the digital toolboxes of digital designers, similar to the physical toolbox of a craftperson. While physical craftspeople have the liberty to choose and create each one of their tools to individualize the physical toolbox, digital toolboxes tend to be collections of immutable software tasks, packaged into user interfaces that allow for minimal amounts of customization. The creative software user is not involved in the part of the software development conversation due to high levels of entry to learning programming, apart from suggesting software features in crowded web forums. This issue has not been addressed by the existing open source software culture. This research contemplates a systematic approach for enabling all users to democratically participate in the design process of creative software, individualize and extend the application logic in order to bridge the gap between their intent and the output. A new creative software suite that is open to future appropriation through modularity and social extendability for the purpose of dynamically adapting to individual differences is designed and presented as a proof of concept. |
---|---|
Language |
Language
|
Degree Name |
Degree Name
|
---|---|
Degree Level |
Degree Level
|
Department |
Department
|
Institution |
Institution
|
Extent |
Extent
66 p.
|
---|---|
Physical Form |
Physical Form
|
DOI |
DOI
10.35010/ecuad:12926
|
---|---|
Handle |
Handle
Handle placeholder
|
Use and Reproduction |
Use and Reproduction
This thesis is available to view and copy for research and educational purposes only, provided that it is not altered in any way and is properly acknowledged, including citing the author(s), title and full bibliographic details.
|
---|---|
Rights Statement |
Rights Statement
|
Use License |
Keywords |
Keywords
HCI
Adaptive software learning
Direct manipulation
Visual programming
Appropriation of technology
Functional individualization
Online collaboration
individual differences
intelligent user interfaces
Open source
Creative software
Functional modularization
|
---|---|
Subject Topic |
ecuad_12926.pdf4.1 MB
5759-Extracted Text.txt113.65 KB
Cite this
Language |
English
|
---|---|
Name |
Democratizing Software Design Through Functional Individualization of Creative Software
|
Authored on |
|
MIME type |
application/pdf
|
File size |
4295408
|
Media Use |