Close Reading for Visualization Evaluation
| Autor: | Francesca Samsel, Theresa-Marie Rhyne, Daniel F. Keefe, Annie Bares |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Computer science
Neuroimaging Sculpture Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology Computer graphics Data visualization Human–computer interaction Computer Graphics 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Gulf of Mexico business.industry Data Visualization Scientific visualization Brain 020207 software engineering Models Theoretical Viewpoints Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design Visualization Earth Sciences Designtheory Task analysis business Software |
| Zdroj: | IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 40:84-95 |
| ISSN: | 1558-1756 0272-1716 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/mcg.2020.2993889 |
| Popis: | Visualizations produced by collaborations between artists, scientists, and visualization experts lay claim to being not only more effective in delivering information but also more effective in their abilities to elicit qualities like human connection. However, as prior work in the visualization community has demonstrated, it is difficult to evaluate these claims because characteristics associated with human connection are not easily measured quantitatively. In this Visualization Viewpoints piece, we address this problem in the context of our work to develop methods of evaluating visualizations created by Sculpting Visualization, a multidisciplinary project that incorporates art and design theory and practice into the process of scientific visualization. We present the design and results of a study in which we used close reading, a formal methodology used by humanities scholars, as a way to test reactions and analyses from evaluation participants related to an image created using Sculpting Visualization. In addition to specific suggestions about how to improve future iterations of the visualization, we discuss key findings of the evaluation related to contextual information, visual perspective, and associations that individual viewers brought to bear on their experience with the visualization. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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