@inproceedings{scholars1085, journal = {Proceedings 2010 International Symposium on Information Technology - Visual Informatics, ITSim'10}, title = {As sketchy as possible: Application Programming Interface (API) for sketch-based user interface}, address = {Kuala Lumpur}, volume = {1}, note = {cited By 4; Conference of 2010 International Symposium on Information Technology, ITSim'10 ; Conference Date: 15 June 2010 Through 17 June 2010; Conference Code:81915}, year = {2010}, doi = {10.1109/ITSIM.2010.5561366}, abstract = {This paper proposed an Application Programming Interface (API) for sketch-based user interface (UI). A recent research direction in modeling interface is to automate or assist the sketch-to-3D translation process. This trend, known as sketch-based interface for modeling, is motivated by the ease of sketching and the ability of human viewers to imbue so much meaning into a sketch. In sketch-based user interface, user expresses visual ideas or messages as freeform strokes on pen-based systems, and the computer takes appropriate action by analyzing the perceptual features of the strokes. Although sketch-based system is powerful, it came with the cost of code complexity. The two main contributors to code complexity are: pen-tablet display and the difficulties in interpreting the sketches. This paper proposed a sketch-based API to reduce the code complexity in sketch-based user interface application. The proposed sketch-based API will be tested by building a sketch-based user interface. {\^A}{\copyright} 2010 IEEE.}, keywords = {3D translation; Code complexity; Freeforms; Pen-based; Perceptual feature; Research directions; Sketch-based Application Programming Interface (API); Sketch-based interfaces; Sketch-based user interface, Application programming interfaces (API); Information technology; Three dimensional, User interfaces}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78049384947&doi=10.1109\%2fITSIM.2010.5561366&partnerID=40&md5=f0e4c99810a49996f6219d2cdb1e62c8}, isbn = {9781424467181}, author = {Lai, C.-Y. and Zakaria, N.} }