Illustration-inspired techniques for visualizing time-varying data
Joshi, A.
Rheingans, P.
Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA;
This paper appears in: Visualization, 2005. VIS 05. IEEE
Publication Date: 23-28 Oct. 2005
On page(s): 679- 686
ISBN: 0-7803-9462-3
INSPEC Accession Number: 8749282
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/VISUAL.2005.1532857
Current Version Published: 2005-11-21
Abstract
Traditionally, time-varying data has been visualized using snapshots of the individual time steps or an animation of the snapshots shown in a sequential manner. For larger datasets with many time-varying features, animation can be limited in its use, as an observer can only track a limited number of features over the last few frames. Visually inspecting each snapshot is not practical either for a large number of time-steps. We propose new techniques inspired from the illustration literature to convey change over time more effectively in a time-varying dataset. Speedlines are used extensively by cartoonists to convey motion, speed, or change over different panels. Flow ribbons are another technique used by cartoonists to depict motion in a single frame. Strobe silhouettes are used to depict previous positions of an object to convey the previous positions of the object to the user. These illustration-inspired techniques can be used in conjunction with animation to convey change over time.
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