Simultaneous Worlds: Supporting Fluid Exploration of Multiple Data Sets via Physical Models

dc.contributor.authorHull, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorKnudsen, Søren
dc.contributor.authorCarpendale, Sheelagh
dc.contributor.authorWillett, Wesley
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-15T22:08:23Z
dc.date.available2022-06-15T22:08:23Z
dc.date.issued2022-05
dc.description.abstractWe take the well-established use of physical scale models in architecture and identify new opportunities for using them to interactively visualize and examine multiple streams of geospatial data. Overlaying, comparing, or integrating visualizations of complementary data sets in the same physical space is often challenging given the constraints of various data types and the limited design space of possible visual encodings. Our vision of “simultaneous worlds” uses physical models as a substrate upon which visualizations of multiple data streams can be dynamically and concurrently integrated. To explore the potential of this concept, we created three design explorations that use an illuminated campus model to integrate visualizations about building energy use, climate, and movement paths on a university campus. We use a research through design approach, documenting how our interdisciplinary collaborations with domain experts, students, and architects informed our designs. Based on our observations, we characterize the benefits of models for 1) situating visualizations, 2) composing visualizations, and 3) manipulating and authoring visualizations. Our work highlights the potential of physical models to support embodied exploration of spatial and non-spatial visualizations through fluid interactions.en_US
dc.description.grantingagencyNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)en_US
dc.identifier.grantnumberRGPIN2016-04564en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/114742
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/39830
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherGraphics Interface 2022, ACMen_US
dc.publisher.departmentComputer Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.facultyScienceen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionacceptedVersionen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.institutionIT University of Copenhagenen_US
dc.publisher.institutionSimon Fraser Universityen_US
dc.rightsUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0en_US
dc.subjectInformation visualizationen_US
dc.subjectinteractive surfacesen_US
dc.subjectdata physicalizationen_US
dc.subjectarchitectural modelsen_US
dc.titleSimultaneous Worlds: Supporting Fluid Exploration of Multiple Data Sets via Physical Modelsen_US
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