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The ERI-Designer: A Computer Model for the Arrangement of Furniture

Authors: Rafael Pérez y Pérez, Alfredo Aguilar, Santiago Negrete

Published in: Minds and Machines | Issue 4/2010

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This paper reports a computer program to generate novel designs for the arrangement of furniture within a simulated room. It is based on the engagement-reflection computer model of the creative processes. During engagement the system generates material in the form of sequences of actions (e.g. change the colours of the walls, include some furniture in the room, modify their colour, and so on) guided by content and knowledge constraints. During reflection, the system evaluates the composition produced so far and, if it is necessary, modifies it. We discuss the implementation of the system and some of its most salient features, especially the use of a computational model for creativity in the terrain of design. We argue that this kind of model opens new possibilities for the simulation of the design processes as well as the development of tools.

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Title: The ERI-Designer: A Computer Model for the Arrangement of Furniture
Authors: Rafael Pérez y Pérez
Alfredo Aguilar
Santiago Negrete
Publication date: 01-11-2010
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Minds and Machines / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0924-6495
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8641
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-010-9208-9

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