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Showtime: increasing viewer understanding of animated data structures
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 10:15 authored by Shannon, R, Quigley, AJ, Nixon, PAVisualisations of dynamic networks are animated over time, reflecting changes in the underlying data structure. As viewers of these visualisations, it is up to us to accurately perceive and keep up with the constantly shifting view, mentally noting as visual elements are added, removed, changed and rearranged, sometimes at great pace. In a complex data set with a lot happening, this can put a strain on the observer’s perceptions, with changes in layout and visual population disrupting their internalised mental model of the visualisation, making it difficult to understand what the changes represent. We present Showtime, a novel visualisation technique which dilates the flow of time so that observers have proportionally more time to understand each change based on the density of activity in the visualisation. This is paired with a novel timeline element which tracks the flow of time visually.
History
Publication title
AVI '10 Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Visual InterfacesEditors
G SantucciPagination
377-381ISBN
978-1-4503-0076-6Department/School
School of Information and Communication TechnologyPublisher
ACM PressPlace of publication
New York, USAEvent title
AVI 2010: Advanced Visual InterfacesEvent Venue
Roma, ItalyDate of Event (Start Date)
2010-05-26Date of Event (End Date)
2010-05-28Repository Status
- Restricted