Genex is a framework for an integrated set of software tools that support creativity in science, medicine, the arts, and beyond. It's four phases are:
The zooming user interface for the talk was Pad++
which is available free, and you can download Ben
Shneiderman's presentation (runs on linux/unix/Windows NT). The presentation
was built by Ben Bederson (with help from Allison Druin) using the innovative
Pad++ zooming user interface to show an overview of the talk and then zoom
in on the sections.
The Genex medical scenario with Dorothy Gale was done in Macromedia Director
and a runnable
version of the scenario is available (runs on Windows 95/NT, 1024x768,
HiColor), and the script describing the scenario
is here. Click on the images for a couple of screen dumps. The scenario
made use of elements from several of our other projects, including
Lifelines,
Tightly
Coupled Windows,
Simple,
and Elastic Windows.
The scenario was created by Ben Shneiderman, Catherine Plaisant, and Chris
North.
The patient database was explored using Spotfire, which is the commercial
version of our starfield display and dynamic queries. A free
demo version with demo databases is available.
The short paper on "Codex, Memex, Genex: The Pursuit of Transformational
Technologies" is in the CHI98 Summary (pages 98-99) and the full paper
will appear in the June issue of the International Journal of Human Computer
Interaction. Meanwhile the technical
report (number 97-21) is on our lab website.
A version of the talk will be included in two segments on the HCIL 1998 Video Report, which will be released and can be purchased after our 15th Anniversary Symposium, May 29th. Symposium attendees will be given a free copy!
Ben Shneiderman, Professor Computer Science
Catherine Plaisant, Assistant Research Scientist
Ben Bederson, Assistant Professor Computer Science
Allison Druin, Faculty at College of Education
Chris North, Graduate Student Computer Science