AMICO Sketchpad is a toolset for sketching of novel classes of user interfaces, which we use in education of interaction designers. With AMICO Sketchpad, we extend the concept of paper and pencil sketching to a more generic concept of rapid manipulation of interaction material. We define Interactive material as any piece of software/hardware that represents or simulates a part of user interactive experiences, such as inputs from sensors, output of audio tools, interaction with Web services, or simple drawings. Through manipulation of interactive materials, designers create “interactive sketches”, which in rough terms illustrate interaction scenario or interaction techniques. Our tool gives a designer freedom to combine elements of traditional freehand sketching and with numerous extensions, such as end-user programming (spreadsheets and scripts), and links to existing software functionality.AMICO Sketchpad build on the results of the Adaptable Multi-Interface Communicator (AMICO) project.
Installation (Windows) 1. Install Java Development Kit (JDK). You can skip this step if you already have installed JDK 1.6 or newer.
2. Set system variable JAVA_HOME to the Java installation directory (for example, "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_07"). For help on setting system variables see these instructions)
3. Install OpenOffice (you do not need whole OpenOffice, just OpenOffice CALC)
4. Install AMICO (download anr run amico-0.6.exe)
5. Install AMICO update (download and run amico-0.6-update-17.exe)
6. Install AMICO plugin for OpenOffice.org (download and run amico-oo-calc-addin.oxt)
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