A User-centered approach for optimizing information visualizations
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Date issued
2016
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Václav Skala - UNION Agency
Abstract
The optimization of information visualizations is time consuming and expensive. To reduce this we propose an
improvement of existing optimization approaches based on user-centered design, focusing on readability, comprehensibility,
and user satisfaction as optimization goals. The changes comprise (1) a separate optimization of user
interface and representation, (2) a fully automated evaluation of the representation, and (3) qualitative user studies
for simultaneously creating and evaluating interface variants. On the basis of these results we are able to find a
local optimum of an information visualization in an efficient way.
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hodnocení, vizualizace informací, optimalizace, použitelnost, návrh zaměřený na uživatele
Citation
WSCG '2016: short communications proceedings: The 24th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2016 in co-operation with EUROGRAPHICS: University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech RepublicMay 30 - June 3 2016, p. 239-244.