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A process for non-expert user visualization design

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Tomasz Bednarz,

Caitilin de Bérigny,

Jessie RobertsAuthors Info & Claims

OzCHI '16: Proceedings of the 28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction

Pages 247 - 251

https://doi.org/10.1145/3010915.3010996

Published: 29 November 2016 Publication History

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This paper outlines a new approach to Non-Expert User Visualization design (NEUVis). It has been developed through reflection on the process of creating a multi-user, interactive installation. To aid designers, primary researchers and funding agents in translating data into a visualization, we present Six Questions to combine data and user needs, which outlines design opportunities and focus points. In addition to this we describe the NEUVis Data-Visualization Schematic: a design tool that clarifies the attributes, relevance and interactions in NEUVis. These tools were developed as part of a research through design method, and are currently being used to build visualizations of statistical uncertainty into disease maps.

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OzCHI '16: Proceedings of the 28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction

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DOI:10.1145/3010915

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3638380.3638384
Gough PZhao J(2023)Data VisualisationTeaching Science Students to Communicate: A Practical Guide10.1007/978-3-030-91628-2_7(57-68)Online publication date: 26-Apr-2023
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91628-2_7
Pang PBiuk-Aghai RYang MPang B(2017)Creating realistic map-like visualisationsJournal of Visual Languages and Computing10.1016/j.jvlc.2017.09.00243:C(60-70)Online publication date: 1-Dec-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.jvlc.2017.09.002

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