Changing the view: towards the theory of visualisation comprehension

Mark Shovman; Andrea Szymkowiak; James L. Bown; Kenneth C. Scott-Brown

doi:10.1109/IV.2009.78

Changing the view: towards the theory of visualisation comprehension

Mark Shovman, Andrea Szymkowiak, James L. Bown, Kenneth C. Scott-Brown

Division of Games and Arts

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Abstract

The core problem of the evaluation of information visualisation is that the end product of visualisation - the comprehension of the information from the data - is difficult to measure objectively. This paper outlines a description of visualisation comprehension based on two existing theories of perception: principles of perceptual organisation and the reverse hierarchy theory. The resulting account of the processes involved in visualisation comprehension enables evaluation that is not only objective, but also non-comparative, providing an absolute efficiency classification. Finally, as a sample application of this approach, an experiment studying the benefits of interactivity in 3D scatterplots is presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	Information Visualisation IV 2009
Editors	Ebad Banissi, Liz Stuart, Theodor G. Wyeld, Mikael Jern, Gennady Andrienko, Nasrullah Memon, Reda Alhajj, Remo Aslak Burkhard, Georges Grinstein, Dennis Groth, Anna Ursyn, Jimmy Johansson, Camilla Forsell, Urska Cvek, Marjan Trutschl, Francis T. Marchese, Carsten Maple, Andrew J. Cowell, Andrew Vande Moere
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos, CA
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	135-138
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9780769537337
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2009.78
Publication status	Published - Jul 2009
Event	13th International Conference on Information Visualisation - Barcelon, Spain Duration: 15 Jul 2009 → 17 Jul 2009 Conference number: 13

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Conference	13th International Conference on Information Visualisation
Abbreviated title	IV 2009
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelon
Period	15/07/09 → 17/07/09

Keywords

Perceptual organisation
Visualisation comprehension
Information visualisation

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Shovman, M., Szymkowiak, A., Bown, J. L., & Scott-Brown, K. C. (2009). Changing the view: towards the theory of visualisation comprehension. In E. Banissi, L. Stuart, T. G. Wyeld, M. Jern, G. Andrienko, N. Memon, R. Alhajj, R. A. Burkhard, G. Grinstein, D. Groth, A. Ursyn, J. Johansson, C. Forsell, U. Cvek, M. Trutschl, F. T. Marchese, C. Maple, A. J. Cowell, & A. V. Moere (Eds.), Proceedings: Information Visualisation IV 2009 (pp. 135-138). IEEE . https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2009.78

Shovman, Mark ; Szymkowiak, Andrea ; Bown, James L. et al. / Changing the view : towards the theory of visualisation comprehension. Proceedings: Information Visualisation IV 2009. editor / Ebad Banissi ; Liz Stuart ; Theodor G. Wyeld ; Mikael Jern ; Gennady Andrienko ; Nasrullah Memon ; Reda Alhajj ; Remo Aslak Burkhard ; Georges Grinstein ; Dennis Groth ; Anna Ursyn ; Jimmy Johansson ; Camilla Forsell ; Urska Cvek ; Marjan Trutschl ; Francis T. Marchese ; Carsten Maple ; Andrew J. Cowell ; Andrew Vande Moere. Los Alamitos, CA : IEEE , 2009. pp. 135-138

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Shovman, M, Szymkowiak, A , Bown, JL & Scott-Brown, KC 2009, Changing the view: towards the theory of visualisation comprehension. in E Banissi, L Stuart, TG Wyeld, M Jern, G Andrienko, N Memon, R Alhajj, RA Burkhard, G Grinstein, D Groth, A Ursyn, J Johansson, C Forsell, U Cvek, M Trutschl, FT Marchese, C Maple, AJ Cowell & AV Moere (eds), Proceedings: Information Visualisation IV 2009. IEEE , Los Alamitos, CA, pp. 135-138, 13th International Conference on Information Visualisation, Barcelon, Spain, 15/07/09. https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2009.78

Changing the view: towards the theory of visualisation comprehension. / Shovman, Mark; Szymkowiak, Andrea ; Bown, James L. et al.
Proceedings: Information Visualisation IV 2009. ed. / Ebad Banissi; Liz Stuart; Theodor G. Wyeld; Mikael Jern; Gennady Andrienko; Nasrullah Memon; Reda Alhajj; Remo Aslak Burkhard; Georges Grinstein; Dennis Groth; Anna Ursyn; Jimmy Johansson; Camilla Forsell; Urska Cvek; Marjan Trutschl; Francis T. Marchese; Carsten Maple; Andrew J. Cowell; Andrew Vande Moere. Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE , 2009. p. 135-138.

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Shovman M, Szymkowiak A , Bown JL , Scott-Brown KC. Changing the view: towards the theory of visualisation comprehension. In Banissi E, Stuart L, Wyeld TG, Jern M, Andrienko G, Memon N, Alhajj R, Burkhard RA, Grinstein G, Groth D, Ursyn A, Johansson J, Forsell C, Cvek U, Trutschl M, Marchese FT, Maple C, Cowell AJ, Moere AV, editors, Proceedings: Information Visualisation IV 2009. Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE . 2009. p. 135-138 doi: 10.1109/IV.2009.78

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