Interface design guidelines encourage designers to provide high-performance mechanisms
for expert users. However, research shows that many expert interface components are …

Text-to-image AI are capable of generating novel images for inspiration, but their
applications for 3D design workflows and how designers can build 3D models using AI …

INTRODUCTION: The Physics of Notations (PoN) is a theory for the design of cognitively
effective visual notations, emphasizing the need for design grounded in objective and …

With an unprecedented scale of learners watching educational videos on online platforms
such as MOOCs and YouTube, there is an opportunity to incorporate data generated from …

Millions of learners today use how-to videos to master new skills in a variety of domains. But
browsing such videos is often tedious and inefficient because video player interfaces are not …

Video tutorials provide a convenient means for novices to learn new software applications.
Unfortunately, staying in sync with a video while trying to use the target application at the …

Users of complex software applications often learn concepts and skills through step-by-step
tutorials. Today, these tutorials are published in two dominant forms: static tutorials …

We present a multi-modal approach for automatically generating hierarchical tutorials from
instructional makeup videos. Our approach is inspired by prior research in cognitive …

Websites like YouTube host millions of how-to videos, but their interfaces are not optimized
for learning. Previous research suggests that people learn more from how-to videos when …

Crafting a rich and unique environment is crucial for fictional world-building, but can be
difficult to achieve since illustrating a world from scratch requires time and significant skill …