Using visual design experts in critique-based evaluation of 2D vector visualization methods

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 877-884

  Acevedo, Daniel ^b   Jackson, Cullen D ^c   Drury, Fritz ^d   Laidlaw, David H ^a,e  

^a IEEE

^b Acciona Agua   (Spain)

^c APTIMA INC   (United States)

^d RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advection; Critical point; Design goals; Evaluation tasks; Perception; Scientific visualization; Two dimensional vector fields; User study; Visual design; Visual dimensions

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL POINTS; EVALUATION TASKS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL VECTOR FIELDS; USER STUDY; VISUAL DESIGN; VISUAL DESIGNERS; VISUAL DIMENSIONS;

SENSORY PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; USER INTERFACES;

DATA VISUALIZATION;

ART; ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EVALUATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ART; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 44649125410     PISSN: 10772626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2008.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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