Where to go and what to show: more patterns for a pattern language of interactive information graphics

Authors:
Christian Kohls;Tobias Windbrake
Affiliations:
Knowledge Media Research Center, Tuebingen, Germany;University of Applied Sciences Wedel, Wedel, Germany
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2006 conference on Pattern languages of programs
Year:
2006

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Abstract

Interactive graphics is a useful communication tool, and new software tools make it easier than ever. However, few people know how to use interactive graphics properly, and the new tools just allow them to build bad programs more quickly. This paper describes the start of a pattern language for using interactive graphics to communicate complex topics. It is based on our experience in education, but should also be helpful for modelling news sites, or museum kiosks. The paper describes the structure of the pattern language, lists the 99 patterns that have been found so far, gives brief descriptions of 16 patterns and detailed descriptions of 3.