SGER - End-user Sketching of Games and Simulations

现有的最终用户编程工具将太多的注意力集中在编程上。同样，游戏构建应用程序关注的是精度，而不是探索设计空间。这项研究将调查的可能性，需要编程可以减少或消除与介绍草图的行为。该项目开发和评估了一种新的方法，以最终用户生产的简单游戏和模拟，建立在K-Sketch，一个非正式的动画草图系统。这种方法将通过允许用户使用KSketch中的技术快速绘制对象及其行为来培养创造力，然后将这些草图转换为粗略的游戏或模拟，而无需编程。作为这项工作的一部分，对一系列游戏和模拟的深入分析将确定这种工具应该支持什么行为。该项目还将为这样一个系统产生初步的交互设计。这些早期的设计将通过《绿野仙踪》的测试技术进行评估，以探索设计决策对创造力的影响。这项工作的更广泛影响是为儿童、教师和其他希望创造游戏和模拟的人提供一个新的创造性出口。它还可以帮助发现可以影响其他领域创造力的工具功能。

Existing end-user programming tools focus too much attention on programming. Likewise, game building applications focus on precision rather than exploring the design space. This research will investigate the possibility that the need for programming can be reduced or eliminated with the introduction of sketched behaviors. This project develops and evaluates a new approach to end-user production of simple games and simulations that builds on K-Sketch, an informal animation sketching system. This approach will foster creativity by allowing users to rapidly sketch out objects and their behaviors using the techniques in KSketch and then transform these sketches into rough games or simulations with no programming. An in-depth analysis of a range of games and simulations conducted as part of this work will determine what behaviors such a tool should support. This project will also produce initial interaction designs for such a system. These early designs will be evaluated with Wizard of Oz testing techniques to explore the impact of the design decisions on creativity.The broader impact of this work is a new creative outlet to children, teachers, and others who wish to create games and simulations. It may also help discover tool features that can impact creativity in other domains.