Programming by demonstration (PBD) is a powerful tool for creating new user interface controls by capturing user behavior. A programming by demonstration system watches what the user does, infers the user’s intent, and on request, performs actions on the user’s behalf. Personal Wizards is a desktop programming by demonstration system running on Windows platforms. We describe the Personal Wizards PBD system, and speculate on several ways in which existing user interfaces could be customized with new controls.
Keywords: Programming by demonstration, user interface customization, adaptive interfaces, machine learning customize user interfaces.
By: Lawrence D. Bergman, Tessa A. Lau, Vittorio Castelli, Daniel Oblinger
Published in: RC23116 in 2004
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