Printed Patterns for Enhanced Shape Perception of Papercraft Models

Papercraft models can serve as inexpensive prototypes in shape design applications. However, in making the models some geometric detail is necessarily lost, and artificial creases may be visible, thereby limiting the utility of these models. To compensate for these practical limitations, we introduc...

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Published in:Computer graphics forum Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 625 - 634
Main Authors: Xue, Su, Chen, Xuejin, Dorsey, Julie, Rushmeier, Holly
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2010
Subjects:
Aircraft
and object representations
C (programming language)
Computer graphics
Constraining
Density
Design
I.3.1 [Computer Graphics]: Hardware Architecture-Hardcopy devices
I.3.5 [Computer Graphics]: Computational Geometry and Object Modeling-Curve
I.3.5 [Computer Graphics]: Computational Geometry and Object Modeling—Curve, surface, solid, and object representations
Mathematical models
Pattern generation
Perception
Perceptions
Printing
Prototypes
solid
surface
Utilities
ISSN:0167-7055, 1467-8659
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Summary:Papercraft models can serve as inexpensive prototypes in shape design applications. However, in making the models some geometric detail is necessarily lost, and artificial creases may be visible, thereby limiting the utility of these models. To compensate for these practical limitations, we introduce the use of printed patterns on papercraft models to enhance the perception of the shape they are intended to represent. We propose pattern generation schemes that modulate the sizes, directions, and densities of glyphs of patterns based on geometric attributes. We present a psychophysical experiment designed to explore the effect that printed patterns have on the perception of the papercraft model shapes. We find that models with printed patterns are perceived to represent the intended shape more accurately, and, further, that the type of printed pattern has an impact on the perceived shape.
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ISSN:0167-7055
1467-8659
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8659.2009.01632.x