让文字像黏土或植物一样可塑可育，重塑AI写作体验
Texterial: A Text-as-Material Interaction Paradigm for LLM-Mediated Writing
- 把文字视为可塑材料，通过手势雕琢或时间生长来操作
- 用户能自然理解并操作文本，提升创作中的想象与执行连贯性
- 适合希望突破传统编辑器、探索创意写作的新手与设计师
如果文字可以像黏土一样被塑造，或像植物一样被培育和修剪，会怎样？Texterial 将文本重新定义为一种可生长、可塑形的材料。当前生成式AI已支持丰富文本操作，但僵化的线性界面常掩盖其潜力。我们探索‘文本即材料’这一隐喻如何揭示AI赋能的操作、重构写作流程，并带来沉浸式用户体验。一项形成性研究发现，用户能自然地以材料思维理解文本，由此构建出解释心智模型转变的概念框架，弥合了在设想、执行与评估之间的认知鸿沟。我们设计并评估了两个技术原型：Text as Clay（通过手势雕琢文本）与 Text as Plants（思想随时间自发生长）。该工作拓展了写作工具的设计边界，将文本视为一种有生命力、可塑的媒介。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
What if text could be sculpted and refined like clay -- or cultivated and pruned like a plant? Texterial reimagines text as a material that users can grow, sculpt, and transform. Current generative-AI models enable rich text operations, yet rigid, linear interfaces often mask such capabilities. We explore how the text-as-material metaphor can reveal AI-enabled operations, reshape the writing process, and foster compelling user experiences. A formative study shows that users readily reason with text-as-material, informing a conceptual framework that explains how material metaphors shift mental models and bridge gulfs of envisioning, execution, and evaluation in LLM-mediated writing. We present the design and evaluation of two technical probes: Text as Clay, where users refine text through gestural sculpting, and Text as Plants, where ideas grow serendipitously over time. This work expands the design space of writing tools by treating text as a living, malleable medium.
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