Towards Appropriate Representations of Quantitative Data in Virtual Environments
April 11, 2011
GeoViz: Linking Geovisualization with Spatial Analysis and Modeling, 10-11 March 2011, Hamburg, Germany
Susanne Bleisch
“Displays of quantitative data within 3D virtual environments are quickly created with today’s technological options but we know little about the appropriateness of such representations. This paper presents a study which experimentally tests six different proportional symbols for the display of quantitative data within virtual environments. The tested symbols are 2D and 3D bars and 2D circles with and without reference frames. Preliminary results show that circles are not as difficult to interpret as expected but 2D and 3D bars yield more accurate results with less variation. The full evaluation will be available soon.”
- Read the paper [PDF]
No comments yet
