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The Intelligent Use of Space

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The objective of this essay is to provide the beginning of a principled classification of some of the ways space is intelligently used. Studies of planning have typically focused on the temporal ordering of action, leaving as unaddressed questions of where to lay down instruments, ingredients, work-in-progress, and the like. But, in having a body, we are spatially located creatures: we must always be facing some direction, have only certain objects in view, be within reach of certain others. How we manage the spatial arrangement of items around us is not an afterthought: it is an integral part of the way we think, plan, and behave. The proposed classification has three main categories: spatial arrangements that simplify choice; spatial arrangements that simplify perception; and spatial dynamics that simplify internal computation. The data for such a classification is drawn from videos of cooking, assembly and packing, everyday observations in supermarkets, workshops and playrooms, and

The Intelligent Use of Space Table of Contents Abstract Keywords Introduction How to Think About Everyday Activity Using Space to Simplify Choice Spatial Arrangements That Simplify Perception Saving Internal Computation Conclusion References Other Articles Kirsh Home Kirsh home: Articles: The Intelligent Use of Space This article in a slightly revised form appeared in Artficial Intelligence 1995. Received September 1992. Revised June 1993. Formal citation: The Intelligent Use of Space. The Intelligent Use of Space David Kirsh Dept. of Cognitive Science Univ. California, San Diego La Jolla, CA

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