Towards Autocomplete Strategies for Visualization Construction

Wei Wei, Samuel Huron, Yvonne Jansen

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Abstract

Constructive visualization uses physical data units-tokens-to enable non-experts to create personalized visualizations engagingly. However, its physical nature limits efficiency and scalability. One potential solution to address this issue is autocomplete. By providing automated suggestions while still allowing for manual intervention, autocomplete can expedite visualization construction while maintaining expressivity. We conduct a speculative design study to examine how people would like to interact with a visualization authoring system that supports autocomplete. Our study identifies three types of autocomplete strategies and gains insights for designing future visualization authoring tools with autocomplete functionality.A free copy of this paper and all supplemental materials are available on our online repository: https://osf.io/nu4z3/?view-only= 594baee54d114a99ab381886fb32a126.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2023 IEEE Visualization Conference - Short Papers, VIS 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages141-145
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9798350325577
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2023
Event2023 IEEE Visualization Conference, VIS 2023 - Hybrid, Melbourne, Australia
Duration: 22 Oct 202327 Oct 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2023 IEEE Visualization Conference - Short Papers, VIS 2023

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE Visualization Conference, VIS 2023
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityHybrid, Melbourne
Period22/10/2327/10/23

Keywords

  • Autocomplete
  • Human-centered computing
  • Visualization
  • automation
  • constructive visualization
  • design
  • expressivity
  • physicalization
  • visualization authoring

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