The Value of Information Visualization

  • Authors:
  • Jean-Daniel Fekete;Jarke J. Wijk;John T. Stasko;Chris North

  • Affiliations:
  • INRIA, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay Cedex, France F-91405;Department of Mathematics and Computing Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands 5600;School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing & GVU Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA GA 30332-0760;Dept of Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA VA 24061-0106

  • Venue:
  • Information Visualization
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

Researchers and users of Information Visualization are convinced that it has value. This value can easily be communicated to others in a face-to-face setting, such that this value is experienced in practice. To convince broader audiences, and also, to understand the intrinsic qualities of visualization is more difficult, however. In this paper we consider information visualization from different points of view, and gather arguments to explain the value of our field.