Sketching and ideation activities for situated visualization design

  • Nathalie Bressa
  • , Kendra Wannamaker
  • , Henrik Korsgaard
  • , Wesley Willett
  • , Jo Vermeulen

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Abstract

We report on findings from seven design workshops that used ideation and sketching activities to prototype new situated visualizations-representations of data that are displayed in proximity to the physical referents (such as people, objects, and locations) to which the data is related. Designing situated visualizations requires a fine-grained understanding of the context in which the visualizations are placed, as well as an exploration of different options for placement and form factors, which existing methods for visualization design do not account for. Focusing on small displays as a target platform, we reflect on our experiences of using a diverse range of sketching activities, materials, and prompts. Based on these observations, we identify challenges and opportunities for sketching and ideating situated visualizations. We also outline the space of design activities for situated visualization and highlight promising methods for both designers and researchers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDIS 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages173-185
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781450358507
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS 2019 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 23 Jun 201928 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameDIS 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference

Conference

Conference2019 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period23/06/1928/06/19

Keywords

  • Design workshops
  • Ideation
  • Information visualization
  • Situated visualization
  • Sketching
  • Small displays

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