Visualization Beyond the Desktop - the next big thing

Presentation of the invited IEEE CG&A paper "Visualization Beyond the Desktop - The Next Big Thing" in VIS2015, Chicago, IL, USA

Transcript

1. CG&A
   Visualization Beyond the Desktop
   The Next Big Thing
   Jonathan C. Roberts • Bangor University {j.c.roberts@bangor.ac.uk}
   Panagiotis D. Ritsos • University of Chester {p.ritsos@chester.ac.uk}
   Sriram K. Badam • University of Maryland {sbadam@umd.edu}
   Dominique Brodbeck • FHNW {dominique.brodbeck@fhnw.ch}
   Jessie Kennedy • Edinburgh Napier University {j.kennedy@napier.ac.uk}
   Niklas Elmqvist • University of Maryland {elm@umd.edu}
   Panos
   Karthik
   

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2. Motivation
    Mobile & Wearable Computing
   MR
    Mixed & Virtual Reality
   Interest in bridging research in visualization with:
    Multi-modal interaction
    Ubiquitous Analytics & Proxemics
   

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3. Visualization is coming of age
   

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4. An opportunity
   Map data to any sensory modality both for perceiving information and interacting with it.
   

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5. Interaction technologies
   

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6. Data-to-Human…
   Data
   Data, which can be structured, or not, static or temporal, personal, complex…
   

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7. Data-to-Human…
   Data
   Data
   Mapping
   Data is mapped onto perceptual variables and these
   used to derive some form of representation(s)
   

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8. Data-to-Human…
   Data
   Data
   Mapping
   Machine
   Presentation
   Technologies
   Interface
   Technologies
   These representations are depicted through various technologies,
   which in turn allow some form of interaction with the data
   

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9. Data-to-Human…
   Data
   Data
   Mapping
   Machine
   Presentation
   Technologies
   Interface
   Technologies
   Interaction
   Human
   Proprioception
   Physical senses
   Semiotics
   Awareness
   Meaning
   Perception
   Cognition
   Through interaction, our senses and cognitive
   processes we feel, interpret and understand data
   

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10. Data-to-Human…
    Place (space with context)
    Data
    Data
    Mapping
    Machine
    Presentation
    Technologies
    Interface
    Technologies
    Interaction
    Human
    Proprioception
    Physical senses
    Semiotics
    Awareness
    Meaning
    Perception
    Cognition
    All this occurs in a particular
    place, a space with context.
    

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11. Current Trends & Prospects
    Casual, Mobile, Web & Dedicated Visualization
    

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12. Casual Visualization
    • Pervasive input and/or output
    • “Visual displays everywhere”
    Pousman et al. 2007: Casual InfoVis
    Harrison 2010: Appropriated Interaction Surfaces
    Hasan et al. 2013: Leveraging around device space
    

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13. Mobile Visualization
     Miniaturization vs. human factors
     Flexible visual representations
    Razip et al. 2014: Mobile Visual Analytics for Law Enforcement
    Sadana and Stasko 2014: Scatterplot Visualization for Tablets
    Baur et al. 2012: Multi-Touch Manipulation for Hierarchical
    Stacked Graphs
    

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14. Web Visualization
    • Achieve ubiquity
    • Support collaboration.
    Bostock et al. 2011: D3
    Viégas et al. 2007: Many Eyes
    North et al. 2015: Collaborative Visual Analysis
    with RCloud
    

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15. Dedicated Visualization Spaces
    • Multiple input and display modalities
    • Advanced post-WIMP interaction
    • Support collaboration
    Amatriain et al. 2007: AlloSphere
    Jakobsen et al. 2013: InfoVis and Proxemics
    Kim et al. 2012: Mixed-Presence Collaborative
    Visualization
    

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16. Roadmap to the Future
    Physical Environment Mixed Reality Virtual Environment
    Towards Physical Towards Virtual
    Fluid Interaction
    Transparency
    Integrated Sensory Modalities
    

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17. Fluid Interaction
    Roadmap to the future
    Leveraging modern technologies to interact in a more natural and fluid way
    engaging more senses
    

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18. Transparency
    Roadmap to the future
    Leveraging visualization to surround ourselves with information, seamlessly
    integrated in our environment
    Sketch by Andrei State – Source: http://web.media.mit.edu/~raskar/UNC/Office/
    

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19. Integrated Sensory Interaction
    Roadmap to the future
    Leveraging display and sensor technologies to create immersion
    

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20. Towards Mixed Reality MR
    Source: http://curiousraven.com/future-vision
    Source: http://curiousraven.com/future-vision
    Barba et al. 2012: Here We Are! Where Are We?
    Locating Mixed Reality in The Age of the Smartphone
    Vision Perception
    Space Place
    

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21. Conclusions
     An exciting time for Visualization and HCI research.
     Visualization for everyday use -> increased adoption rate of novel interaction tech
     New modalities -> new opportunities and challenges for visualization.
     Embrace novel interaction technologies for visualization, step away from our desktops
    

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22. Thank you!
    This research resulted from the Schloss Dagstuhl seminar on information visualization (seminar 10241).
    We thank Andreas Kerren, Catherine Plaisant, and John Stasko for their help and encouragement.
    Most icons by @ritsos_p
    Virtual interface by caba kosmotesto
    doodle by Kyle Tezak
    interactive by Piotrek Chuchla
    Navigation by Alex Tai
    @ritsos_p
    @karthik_badam
    from the Noun Project
    

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