The Learnability of Diagram Semantics

  • Authors:
  • Pourang Irani

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • DIAGRAMS '02 Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Diagrammatic Representation and Inference
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

Conveying information through a diagram depends to some extent on how well it is designed as an input to our visual system. Results of previous work by the author (and collaborators) show that diagrams based on a perceptual syntax (Geon diagrams) can improve the legibility of the semantic content in a diagram. The present work evaluates the learnability of semantic information using a perceptual notation. Results of one experiment are reported. These show that Geon diagrams are easier to learn and remember in comparison to equivalent diagrams using conventional line and box drawings.