Challenges of Evaluating the Information Visualisation Experience

Abstract

Information Visualisation (InfoVis) is defined as an interactive visual representation of abstract data. We view the user’s interaction with InfoVis tools as an experience which is made up of a set of highly demanding cognitive activities. These activities assist users in making sense and gaining knowledge of the represented domain. Usability studies that involve a task-based analysis and usability questionnaires are not enough to capture such an experience. This paper discusses the challenges involved when it comes to evaluating InfoVis tools by giving an overview of the activities involved in an InfoVis experience and demonstrating how they affect the visualisation process. The argument in this paper is based on our experiences in designing, building and evaluating an academic literature visualisation tool.

Contributors

Sarah Faisal

Paul Cairns

Ann Blandford

Conference

Publication date: September 2007

Publication date (Print): September 2007

Pages: 1-4

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Sarah Faisal, Paul Cairns, Ann Blandford

University College London Interaction Centre (UCLIC)

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London WC1 E7DP, UK

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Article

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2007.44

Copyright statement: © Sarah Faisal et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of HCI 2007 The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference University of Lancaster, UK

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Conference name: Proceedings of HCI 2007 The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference University of Lancaster, UK

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 21

Conference location: Lancaster, UK

Conference date: 3 - 7 September 2007

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: British HCI Group Annual Conference

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing