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Looking Beyond Computer Applications: Investigating Rich Structures

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Metainformatics (MIS 2004)

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Spatial structure supporting applications offer an abstract level of what can be found in the real world. However, in many systems, objects are aligned straight, rotation is not possible, they can be resized easily and can hold more text than is visible on the screen. Paper and structures created with paper seem to be more limited: Straight alignment is not possible without spending much time; paper can hardly be resized without damaging it; and piles may fall down if they become too tall. However, a closer look shows that paper structures offer much more attributes and dependencies than any current spatial structure supporting application. In this article, we compare paper structures to a selection of computer applications. We argue that the observed small additions with paper carry information which improves finding and organizing.

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  1. Department of Software and Media Technology, Aalborg University Esbjerg, Niels Bohrs Vej 8, 6700, Esbjerg, Denmark

    Claus Atzenbeck & Peter J. Nürnberg

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    Uffe Kock Wiil

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Atzenbeck, C., Nürnberg, P.J. (2005). Looking Beyond Computer Applications: Investigating Rich Structures. In: Wiil, U.K. (eds) Metainformatics. MIS 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3511. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11518358_5

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