Studying direct-touch interaction for 2D flow visualization

Tobias Isenberg, Uta Hinrichs, Sheelagh Carpendale

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

Traditionally, scientific visualization research concentrates on the development and improvement of interactive techniques to support expert data analysis. While many scientific visualization tools have been developed for desktop environments and individual use, scenarios that go beyond mouse and keyboard interaction have received considerably less attention. We present a study that investigates how large-display direct-touch interaction affects data exploration and insight generation among groups of nonexperts exploring 2D vector data. In this study, pairs of participants used interaction techniques to customize and explore 2D vector visualizations and collaboratively discussed the process to develop their own understanding of the data sets.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCollaborative Visualization on Interactive Surfaces - CoVIS '09
EditorsPetra Isenberg, Michael Sedlmair, Dominikus Baur, Tobias Isenberg, Andreas Butz
PublisherUniversity of Munich
Pages17-20
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2010
EventWorkshop on Collaborative Visualization on Interactive Surfaces - CoVIS'09
- Atlantic City, United States
Duration: 11 Oct 200911 Oct 2009

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Electronic)1862-5207

Workshop

WorkshopWorkshop on Collaborative Visualization on Interactive Surfaces - CoVIS'09
Abbreviated titleCoVIS'09
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlantic City
Period11/10/0911/10/09

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Interactive scientific visualization
  • Direct-touch inter
  • Wall displays
  • Qualitative evaluations
  • 2D vector visualization

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Studying direct-touch interaction for 2D flow visualization'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this