Mapping communicative goals into conceptual tasks to generate graphics in discourse

We address the problem of realizing communicative plans in graphics. Our approach calls for mapping communicative goals to conceptual tasks and then using task-based graphic design for selecting graphical techniques. In this paper, we present the mapping rules in several dimensions: data aggregation and selection, task synthesis, and task aggregation. Those rules have been incorporated in AutoBrief, a research system for multimedia explanation. Keywords Data graphic design, communicative plans, conceptual tasks

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: IUI
• Authors: Stephan M. Kerpedjiev, Steven F. Roth
• Keywords: Communicative Plans, Conceptual Tasks, Graphic Design, IUI 2000, Software Engineering