Demo summary: This video displays sample sessions of interacting with the system. All images are annotated with semantic metadata, which are exploited in selecting subsequent images based on user mouse-clicks. Iconic linking refers to the system’s selection of subsequent images that match based upon shared visual features such as shape, size, etc. Iconic shifting refers to selecting images with differing visual features. Conceptual linking and shifting refer to the system’s selection of subsequent images that match based upon shared or differing logical/conceptual/metaphorical features such as being organic, transportation-oriented, entertainment-oriented, modular, etc. The system can match images based upon integrated measures of iconic, conceptual, and structural/diagrammatic similarity and difference.

The walking character transforms based upon artifact usage and role in each particular conceptual context.