ButtonSchemer: ambient program reader

ABSTRACT

This paper describes ButtonSchemer, an "ambient program reader" that can be used to input program code directly from a computer screen or from specially bar-coded surfaces. The placement of programs for such a device can be made informal, creative, and practically ubiquitous, suggestive of ways to extend the traditional desktop-centric notions of programming.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.8 PERSONAL COMPUTING
      K.8.m Miscellaneous

General Terms:
Design

Keywords:
ambient programming, children's programming, computational crafts, electronic textiles, scheme, wearable computing