A visual display of sociotechnical data

  • Authors:
  • Yanni Loukissas;David Mindell

  • Affiliations:
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA;Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

  • Venue:
  • CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

Can visualization bring entangled social and technical relationships into sharper view for the broad range of professionals who study, design, or operate within complex human-machine systems? This interactive project demonstrates how visual tools can illuminate the changing meaning and importance of human presence in remote or autonomous operations. Using historical data sets from the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, the project presents opportunities and challenges in the visual display of sociotechnical data: integrating qualitative and quantitative sources, flattening data into graphics without losing interpretive depth, using a visual composition to tell non-linear stories. It introduces a timely and long-term endeavor, the development of a visual language and interface connecting researchers, designers, and operators in the study of human-machine teams.