TY - GEN
T1 - Making Data Tangible
T2 - 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2022
AU - Bae, S. Sandra
AU - Zheng, Clement
AU - West, Mary Etta
AU - Do, Ellen Yi Luen
AU - Huron, Samuel
AU - Szafir, Danielle Albers
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 ACM.
PY - 2022/4/29
Y1 - 2022/4/29
N2 - Designing a data physicalization requires a myriad of different considerations. Despite the cross-disciplinary nature of these considerations, research currently lacks a synthesis across the different communities data physicalization sits upon, including their approaches, theories, and even terminologies. To bridge these communities synergistically, we present a design space that describes and analyzes physicalizations according to three facets: context (end-user considerations), structure (the physical structure of the artifact), and interactions (interactions with both the artifact and data). We construct this design space through a systematic review of 47 physicalizations and analyze the interrelationships of key factors when designing a physicalization. This design space cross-pollinates knowledge from relevant HCI communities, providing a cohesive overview of what designers should consider when creating a data physicalization while suggesting new design possibilities. We analyze the design decisions present in current physicalizations, discuss emerging trends, and identify underlying open challenges.
AB - Designing a data physicalization requires a myriad of different considerations. Despite the cross-disciplinary nature of these considerations, research currently lacks a synthesis across the different communities data physicalization sits upon, including their approaches, theories, and even terminologies. To bridge these communities synergistically, we present a design space that describes and analyzes physicalizations according to three facets: context (end-user considerations), structure (the physical structure of the artifact), and interactions (interactions with both the artifact and data). We construct this design space through a systematic review of 47 physicalizations and analyze the interrelationships of key factors when designing a physicalization. This design space cross-pollinates knowledge from relevant HCI communities, providing a cohesive overview of what designers should consider when creating a data physicalization while suggesting new design possibilities. We analyze the design decisions present in current physicalizations, discuss emerging trends, and identify underlying open challenges.
KW - data physicalization
KW - data visualization
KW - design
KW - design space
KW - tangible user interface
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85130564127
U2 - 10.1145/3491102.3501939
DO - 10.1145/3491102.3501939
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85130564127
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
BT - CHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 30 April 2022 through 5 May 2022
ER -