As part of the Visual Computing research colloquium we invite you to a new talk!

  • Date: Wednesday, 10.09.2024, 10:00
  • Room: G29-335
  • Speaker: Petra Isenberg, Research Director of INRIA

Bringing Data to Life: Embedded Visualizations for Pervasive and Mobile Data Exploration

Abstract:

Do you own a smartwatch, watch sports on TV, or play video games? If so, chances are high that you have encountered situated visualizations. In a situated data visualization, the data is directly visualized near the physical space, object, or person it refers to. They are used due to their many potential benefits: they can surface information in the physical environment and allow viewers to interpret data in-context, monitor changes, observe patterns over time, and collaborate with other people.

In this presentation I will highlight challenges related to making data available in the form of situated and embedded visualizations. I will show how situating visualizations in the context of mobile devices and embedding them in sports videos and video games poses challenges to the design of interactive visualizations: visualizations need not only to be small and glanceable but also often to be read in motion. I will end with an overview of research on situated visualization more broadly and outline open research opportunities.