The Visual Expression Process: Bridging Vision and Data Visualization

  • Authors:
  • Jose Fernando Rodrigues, Jr.;Andre G. Balan;Agma J. Traina;Caetano Traina, Jr.

  • Affiliations:
  • Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil CEP: 13560-970;Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil CEP: 13560-970;Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil CEP: 13560-970;Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil CEP: 13560-970

  • Venue:
  • SG '08 Proceedings of the 9th international symposium on Smart Graphics
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

Visual data analysis follows a sequence of steps derived from perceptual faculties that emanate from the human vision system. Firstly, pre-attentive phenomena determine a map of potential interesting objectives. Then, attentive selection concentrates on one element of a vocabulary of visual perceptions. Lastly, perceptions in working memory combine to long-term domain knowledge to support cognition. Following this process, we present a model that joins vision theory and visual data analysis aiming at settling a comprehension of why graphical presentations expand the human intellect, making us smarter.