Tasks and scenario-based evaluation of information visualization techniques

  • Authors:
  • Marco A. Winckler;Philippe Palanque;Carla M. D. S. Freitas

  • Affiliations:
  • LIIHS/IRIT - Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse cedex, France;LIIHS/IRIT - Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse cedex, France;Informatics Institute - U.F.R.G.S., Porto Alegre, Brazil

  • Venue:
  • TAMODIA '04 Proceedings of the 3rd annual conference on Task models and diagrams
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

Usability evaluation of an information visualization technique can only be done by the joint evaluation of both the visual representation and the interaction techniques. This work proposes task models as a key element for carrying out such evaluations in a structured way. We base our work on a taxonomy abstracting from rendering functions supported by information visualization techniques. CTTE is used to model these abstract visual tasks as well as to generate scenarios from this model for evaluation purposes. We conclude that the use of task models allows generating test scenarios which are more effective than informal and unstructured evaluations.