Publication: PictUp!: Un editor web de material pictográco
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2021-06-15
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Méndez Pozo, Gonzalo
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Abstract
Las personas con dicultades de comunicación, ya sea por discapacidad cognitiva o física, requieren de ayudas externas para facilitar la comunicación con su entorno. La manera más común que facilita la comunicación a estos colectivos es mediante pictogramas. Estos son utilizados principalmente en tableros de comunicación, aunque también se puede crear una gran variedad de material pictográco como agendas, calendarios o normas.
Con los avances tecnológicos de las últimas décadas surgieron multitud de herramientas que permiten la creación de materiales pictográcos para estas personas,
pero muchas de estas herramientas suelen estar limitadas a un formato concreto de material o no ofrecen muchas posibilidades de personalización. Por ello, surge la necesidad de una aplicación que integre las opciones más utilizadas y demandadas por los usuarios.
El objetivo de este trabajo es el de desarrollar una aplicación web, llamada PictUp!, que facilite a profesores, padres y tutores crear material pictográco de
manera rápida y sencilla. La aplicación está planteada como aplicación web para alcanzar al mayor número de usuarios posible. PictUp! consta de un tablero cuadriculado que permite a los usuarios desplazar sobre él los distintos elementos disponibles con precisión, para colocarlos según su conveniencia. Además, se incluye un amplio conjunto de herramientas para trabajar con pictogramas y otros elementos, como fotos, texto e iconos.
Una vez desarrollada la aplicación, se realizó una evaluación asíncrona con un grupo de usuarios compuesto tanto por personas que crean y utilizan material pictográco como por otras ajenas al tema. Tras un análisis de las respuestas obtenidas en el cuestionario, se pudo concluir que la aplicación es fácil de usar, además de ser de gran utilidad para los usuarios.
People with communication diculties, whether due to cognitive or physical disability, need external aids to facilitate communication with their environment. The most common way to facilitate communication for these groups is the use of pictograms. These are mainly used on communication boards, although a wide variety of pictographic material can also be created, such as diaries, calendars or rulers. With the technological advances of the last decades, a multitude of tools have emerged that allow the creation of pictographic material, but many of these tools are often limited to a specic format or do not oer many possibilities for customisation. Therefore, there is a necesity for an application that integrates the most used and demanded options by users. The aim of this work is to develop a web application, called PictUp!, which allows teachers, parents and tutors to create pictographic material quickly and easily. The application is designed as a web application to reach as many users as possible. PictUp! consists of a grid board that allows users to place and precisely move the dierent elements of the grid at their convenience. In addition, it is included an extensive set of tools for working with pictograms and other elements, such as photos, text and icons. Once the application was developed, an asynchronous evaluation was carried out with a user group consisting of both people who create and use pictographic material and people who are not involved in the pictographic eld. After an analysis of the answers obtained in the questionnaire, it could be concluded that the application is easy to use and useful for the users.
People with communication diculties, whether due to cognitive or physical disability, need external aids to facilitate communication with their environment. The most common way to facilitate communication for these groups is the use of pictograms. These are mainly used on communication boards, although a wide variety of pictographic material can also be created, such as diaries, calendars or rulers. With the technological advances of the last decades, a multitude of tools have emerged that allow the creation of pictographic material, but many of these tools are often limited to a specic format or do not oer many possibilities for customisation. Therefore, there is a necesity for an application that integrates the most used and demanded options by users. The aim of this work is to develop a web application, called PictUp!, which allows teachers, parents and tutors to create pictographic material quickly and easily. The application is designed as a web application to reach as many users as possible. PictUp! consists of a grid board that allows users to place and precisely move the dierent elements of the grid at their convenience. In addition, it is included an extensive set of tools for working with pictograms and other elements, such as photos, text and icons. Once the application was developed, an asynchronous evaluation was carried out with a user group consisting of both people who create and use pictographic material and people who are not involved in the pictographic eld. After an analysis of the answers obtained in the questionnaire, it could be concluded that the application is easy to use and useful for the users.
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Trabajo Fin de Grado en Ingeniería Informática, Facultad de Informática UCM, Departamento de Ingeniería del Software e Inteligencia Articial, Curso 2020-2021