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Subject: Demo of new interaction methods at OOPSLA'99
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The CPN2000 project (http://www.cs.au.dk/CPnets/CPN2000/) at the
Computer Science Department, Aarhus University will give a demo of a
system/framework that supports new interaction methods for complex
graphical tools.  

CPN2000: New Interaction Methods for Complex Graphical Tools

OOPSLA'99, November 1-5, 1999, Denver, Colorado.
 
Colorado Convention Center - Exhibit Hall Room 3.

Wednesday & Thursday 3:00pm-3:45pm.

Paul Janecek & Henry Michael Lassen, Computer Science Department,
Aarhus University

The CPN2000 project is an ongoing research project exploring advanced
graphical interaction techniques and user interface modeling for the
editing and simulation of Coloured Petri Nets. Its results can be
applied to other graphical formalisms such as UML diagrams or
Statecharts.

The demo shows the use of two-handed interaction techniques such as
semi-transparent toolglasses that let the user specify an object and a
command in a single click through the toolglass, contextual
interaction techniques such as pie-shaped, marking menus, and
object-oriented interaction techniques such as magnetic guidelines to
align objects and keep them aligned. Put together, these techniques
make the interface less cluttered and yet more powerful and efficient
than traditional graphical interfaces. The tool is implemented in the
BETA language and uses OpenGL as its graphics engine.

For other BETA related activities at OOPSLA'99 see

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