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Mahalie Scasta

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Possessing the ability to create quality sketches is important to developing and communicating new ideas across disciplines. Furthermore, developing sketching skills has been shown to have benefits across a plethora of other mental functions. Despite the importance of these skills, many people are unmotivated to draw. This can be caused by a lack of confidence or loss at where to begin. At a certain point, it is common for people to abandon attempts at improvement altogether if they feel unworthy of the title of 'artist'. The ZenSketch game is a feature of the Sketchtivity application, which provides a learning environment for sketching skills. ZenSketch specifically focuses on linework, and provides an engaging and low-entry method for users to develop their skills. As line work provides the basis of drawings, this is both a simple and important place to start. Real time feedback is provided to users as they learn how to improve their linework in the form of game incentives. This feedback focuses on the metrics of speed, accuracy, and smoothness. Utilizing these incentives allows for greater motivation and encourages users to continue practicing. This research outlines the updates made to the ZenSketch game to be compatible with the existing Sketchtivity web application. The game was modified to function in a React website framework. Drawing upon previous studies using machine learning and sketch recognition, features of the game have been designed to provide an effective environment for cultivating sketching skills. In addition, a user study was conducted to analyze the impact of the updated ZenSketch interface and game features on improving the line work of players. The results show improvement along the metrics of accuracy and smoothness of lines drawn. Poster #16 Addressing User Experience for Co-creative Drawing Systems Through User Interface and Drawing Style Erika Yao and Brianna Brown

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Texas A&M University / 2023

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Mahalie Scasta