Human Factors In Visualization Research

Human Factors In Visualization Research

Abstract

Visualization can provide valuable assistance for data analysis and decision making tasks. However, how people perceive and interact with a visualization tool can strongly influence their understanding of the data as well as the system’s usefulness. Human factors therefore contribute significantly to the visualization process and should play an important role in the design and evaluation of visualization tools. Several research initiatives have begun to explore human factors in visualization, particularly in perception-based design. Nonetheless, visualization work involving human factors is in its infancy, and many potentially promising areas have yet to be explored. Therefore, this paper aims to 1) review known methodology for doing human factors research, with specific emphasis on visualization, 2) review current human factors research in visualization to provide a basis for future investigation, and 3) identify promising areas for future research.

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Authors
  • Tory, Melanie
  • Möller, Torsten
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Supplemental Material
Shortfacts
Category
Journal Paper
Divisions
Visualization and Data Analysis
Subjects
Computergraphik
Journal or Publication Title
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
ISSN
1077-2626
Date
January 2004
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