Development of Synchronized CUI and GUI for Universal Design Tactile Graphics Production System BPLOT3

An empirical evaluation of a graphics creation technique for blind and visually impaired individuals

“…These analogue drawing drawings cannot be digitally stored for later use, or used with other programmes or printers, lack system support such as undo, erase, retrieve, feedback, and are not efficient or suitable for complex drawing tasks. Some of the experimented digital drawing tools for graph, diagram, and drawing production as illustrated in Table 1 are SVG-Plott (Bornschein & Weber, 2017), AGC (Gardner et al, 2002), Maths Class (Cook & Polgar, 2015), BPLOT2 (Fujiyoshi et al, 2008) and BPLOT3 (Fujiyoshi et al, 2014), AHEAD (Rassmus-Grohn et al, 2007), Play with Geometry (Buzzi et al, 2015), Draw and Drag (Grussenmeyer, 2015), TactileView and TactiPad (Touch Graphics, 2016), and many more.…”

Universal Design Tactile Graphics Production System BPLOT4 for Blind Teachers and Blind Staffs to Produce Tactile Graphics and Ink Print Graphics of High Quality

“…BPLOT is the first tactile graphics production system for the blind that enables the blind to produce tactile graphics by themselves [1][2][3]. Existing tactile graphics design applications such as BES [4] and EDEL-plus [5] have sophisticated GUI (Graphical User Interface) and enable the sighted to produce tactile graphics easily.…”

“…With GUI, the usability of BPLOT2 for the sighted was significantly improved because a sighted user does not need a detailed knowledge of the plotter control language. A synchronized mechanism between CUI and GUI was developed, and BPLOT3 was introduced [3]. With the synchronized CUI and GUI, the blind and the sighted can collaboratively produce tactile graphics.…”