Human-centered visualization environments : GI-Dagstuhl Research Seminar, Dagstuhl Castle, Germany, March 5-8, 2006 : revised lectures / edited by Andreas Kerren, Achim Ebert and Jörg Meyer.

By: GI-Dagstuhl Research Seminar (2006 : Dagstuhl, Wadern, Germany).

Contributor(s): Kerren, Andreas | Ebert, Achim | Meyer, Jörg, Dr .

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BookSeries: Lecture notes in computer science, 4417.Lecture notes in computer science: Publisher: Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2007Description: xix, 403 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 3540719482; 9783540719489.Subject(s): Information visualization -- Congresses

| Human-computer interaction -- Congresses

DDC classification: 004.019

Contents:

Introduction to Human-Centered Visualization Environments / A. Kerren, A. Ebert and J. Meyer -- Part I: Fundamental Principles and Methods -- Human-Centered Aspects / O. Kulyk, R. Kosara, J. Urquiza and I. Wassink -- Interacting with Visualizations / W. Fikkert, M. D'Ambros, T. Bierz and T. J. Jankun-Kelly -- Visual Representations / C. Gorg, M.Pohl, E. Qeli and K. Xu -- Challenges and unsolved problems / R. S. Laramee, R. Kosara -- Part II: Domain-Specific Visualization -- Geographic Visualization / M. Nollenburg -- Algorithm Animation / A. Moreno -- Biomedical Information Visualization / M. Lungu, K. Xu

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This tutorial book features an augmented selection of the material presented at the GI-Dagstuhl Research Seminar on Human-Centered Visualization Environments, HCVE 2006, held in Dagstuhl Castle, Germany in March 2006. It presents eight tutorial lectures that are the thoroughly cross-reviewed and revised versions of the summaries and findings presented and discussed at the seminar.

Bibliography: (pages 343-393) and indexes.

CIT Module MMED 7007 - Core reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Preface (p. V)
List of Contributors (p. VII)
1 Introduction to Human-Centered Visualization Environments (p. 1)
Part I Fundamental Principles and Methods
2 Human-Centered Aspects (p. 13)
2.1 Human-Centered Approach (p. 13)
2.2 Usability in Human-Centered Design (p. 14)
2.2.1 Defining Usability (p. 15)
2.2.2 Evaluating Usability (p. 20)
2.2.3 Improving Usability (p. 20)
2.2.4 Usability and Information Overload (p. 24)
2.3 User Aims and Requirements (p. 28)
2.3.1 Characteristics of Good Visualizations and User Interfaces (p. 29)
2.3.2 Essential Elements of Successful Visualization (p. 30)
2.3.3 Dimensions in Visualization (p. 31)
2.3.4 Steps in Visualization Design (p. 32)
2.3.5 The Design Cycle (p. 33)
2.3.6 User Analysis (p. 34)
2.3.7 User Requirements (p. 42)
2.3.8 Task Analysis (p. 43)
2.3.9 Task Modeling (p. 48)
2.3.10 Designing for and with Users (p. 50)
2.4 Evaluation of Visualization Environments (p. 52)
2.4.1 Human-Centered Evaluation in Visualization Practice (p. 52)
2.4.2 Evaluation Methods (p. 56)
2.4.3 Designing Experiments (p. 59)
2.4.4 Challenges in Evaluation of Collaborative Visualization Environments (p. 64)
2.5 User Studies and a Science of Visualization (p. 66)
2.5.1 Survey of Information Visualization Studies (p. 66)
2.5.2 The Future of User Studies (p. 71)
2.6 Chapter Notes (p. 74)
3 Interacting with Visualizations (p. 77)
3.1 Interaction (p. 77)
3.1.1 Describing Interaction (p. 78)
3.1.2 Defining Interaction (p. 83)
3.2 Influences of Display Technologies (p. 85)
3.2.1 Survey of Display Technologies (p. 86)
3.2.2 Scales of Interaction (p. 88)
3.2.3 Display Interaction Modalities and Media (p. 91)
3.2.4 Interfaces and Usability for Novel Displays (p. 97)
3.2.5 Display Device Challenges in Visualization (p. 102)
3.3 Multimodal Interaction (p. 103)
3.3.1 Unimodality Versus Multimodality (p. 105)
3.3.2 Issues to Deal with in Multimodal Interaction (p. 108)
3.3.3 Myths of Multimodality (p. 110)
3.3.4 Survey of Enabling Technologies (p. 111)
3.3.5 Overview of Approaches to Multimodal Interaction (p. 124)
3.3.6 Enabling Multimodal Interaction (p. 131)
3.4 Visualizations in Multi-party Environments (p. 132)
3.4.1 Collaborating with Visualizations (p. 133)
3.4.2 Models for Distributed Collaborative Visualization (p. 137)
3.4.3 Evaluation Criteria (p. 144)
3.4.4 Survey of Collaborative Visualization Systems (p. 146)
3.4.5 Challenges for Multi-party Visualizations (p. 159)
3.5 Chapter Notes (p. 160)
4 Visual Representations (p. 163)
4.1 Perceptual and Cognitive Issues (p. 164)
4.1.1 The Visualization Process (p. 164)
4.1.2 Types of Data (p. 165)
4.1.3 Preattentive Processing (p. 166)
4.2 Information Visualization Criteria and Metaphors (p. 170)
4.2.1 Information Visualization Criteria (p. 171)
4.2.2 Metaphors (p. 173)
4.3 Multivariate Visualization Techniques (p. 177)
4.3.1 Low-Dimensional Data Visualization (p. 177)
4.3.2 Multidimensional Data Visualization (p. 180)
4.3.3 Usability Issues on Multidimensional Data Visualization (p. 188)
4.4 Graphs and Trees (p. 189)
4.4.1 Applications (p. 190)
4.4.2 Background (p. 190)
4.4.3 Aesthetics vs. Graph Readability (p. 194)
4.4.4 Layout vs. Graph Readability (p. 200)
4.4.5 Large Graphs (p. 212)
4.4.6 Integrated Graph Drawing (p. 219)
4.4.7 Labeling of Graphs (p. 221)
4.5 Multiple Views (p. 224)
4.5.1 Classification (p. 224)
4.5.2 The Design of Multiple Views (p. 227)
4.5.3 Interaction (p. 228)
4.5.4 Comparison with Integrated Views (p. 228)
4.6 Chapter Notes (p. 229)
5 Challenges and Unsolved Problems (p. 231)
5.1 Classification of Future Challenges and Unsolved Problems in Human-Centered Visualization (p. 233)
5.1.1 Human-Centered Challenges (p. 234)
5.1.2 Technical Challenges (p. 243)
5.1.3 Financial Challenges (p. 249)
5.2 Chapter Notes (p. 252)
Part II Domain-Specific Visualization
6 Geographic Visualization (p. 257)
6.1 Goals of Geovisualization (p. 258)
6.2 Driving Forces of Geovisualization (p. 259)
6.3 Cognitive Aspects (p. 261)
6.3.1 Visual Thinking (p. 261)
6.3.2 Graphic Variables (p. 263)
6.4 Visualization Methods and Techniques (p. 264)
6.4.1 Geospatial Data (p. 264)
G.4.2 2D Cartographic Visualization (p. 265)
6.4.3 3D Cartographic Visualization (p. 267)
6.4.4 Visual Data Mining Tools (p. 268)
6.4.5 Animation (p. 271)
6.4.6 Spatio-Temporal Visualization (p. 273)
6.4.7 Interactive User Interfaces (p. 276)
6.4.8 Combining Visual and Computational Exploration (p. 280)
6.5 Geovisualization Tools (p. 283)
6.6 Usability of Geovisualization Systems (p. 285)
6.6.1 Involving Users in the Design of Geovisualizations (p. 286)
6.6.2 Results from User Studies (p. 287)
6.6.3 Geovisualization to Support Group Work (p. 290)
6.7 Chapter Notes (p. 293)
7 Algorithm Animation (p. 295)
7.1 Overview (p. 296)
7.2 Users of Algorithm Animation (p. 297)
7.3 Taxonomies for Algorithm Animation Tools (p. 298)
7.4 Review of Tools and Their Evaluations (p. 301)
7.4.1 Concept Keyboards for Algorithm Visualization (p. 301)
7.4.2 Matrix and MatrixPro (p. 302)
7.4.3 Alvis and Alvis Live! (p. 303)
7.4.4 Alice (p. 304)
7.4.5 Jeliot 3/Jeliot 2000 (p. 304)
7.4.6 JHAVE (p. 306)
7.4.7 WinHipe (p. 307)
7.4.8 User Studies Compilation (p. 308)
7.5 Chapter Notes (p. 308)
8 Biomedical Information Visualization (p. 311)
8.1 Phylogenetic Tree Visualization (p. 312)
8.1.1 Small Trees - Working in Euclidean Space (p. 312)
8.1.2 Large Trees - Using Focus and Context (p. 314)
8.1.3 Very Large Trees - Hyperbolic 3D Space (p. 315)
8.1.4 Discussion and Further Reading (p. 316)
8.2 Sequence Alignment (p. 316)
8.2.1 Sequence Logos (p. 317)
8.2.2 Editing and Visualizing Sequence Alignment: Jalview (p. 319)
8.2.3 Vista: Online Visualization of DNA Alignment (p. 320)
8.2.4 Sequence Walkers (p. 321)
8.2.5 Dot Plots (p. 322)
8.2.6 Arc Diagrams (p. 323)
8.2.7 Discussion and Further Reading (p. 324)
8.3 Biochemical Network Analysis (p. 325)
8.3.1 Cytoscape (p. 325)
8.3.2 Biochemical Pathway Analysis (p. 326)
8.3.3 Layout for Large Biochemical Networks: LGL (p. 329)
8.3.4 Discussion and Further Reading (p. 330)
8.4 Microarray Data Visualization (p. 331)
8.4.1 Tree View (p. 331)
8.4.2 Hierarchical Clustering Explorer (p. 333)
8.4.3 Evaluation of Microarray Visualization Tools (p. 334)
8.5 Medical Records Visualization (p. 335)
8.5.1 LifeLines: Visualizing Patient Temporal Data (p. 336)
8.5.2 The Cube: Multidimensional Analysis of Medical Records (p. 336)
8.5.3 Visualizing Medical Practice Guidelines and Protocols (p. 338)
8.6 Chapter Notes (p. 339)
Bibliography (p. 343)
Author Index (p. 395)
Index (p. 397)