Applications and Implications Seth Hettich
Applications of info visualization Statistical and categorical data Digital libraries Personal Services Complex Documents Histories Classifications Networks
2D vs. 3D The “real” world is 3D People are used to 2D UI Monitors are 2D 3D tech is improving 3d tech has been “improving” for 10 years Compromise?
Uses for 3D Immersive virtual environment Semi-immersive environment Desktop 3D for 3D worlds Desktop 3D for atrifical worlds Desktop 3D for novel info spaces Are any better then 2D?
Overview+detail vs. Focus+context two windows, one for overview, one for data Focus+context show detail at focus point show overview all around it Which is better?
Reengineering the desktop Many visualizations attempt it 3D world Zooming UI (pad++) hierarchical visualizations Are any better then overlapping windows?
Future trends (1999) Entering the mainstream Moving towards applications Integrated packages Networks Education How good was the prediction?
Unsolved problems New metaphors / New visualizations Formal analysis Visualization of the Internet Collaborative visualizations Science of spatial cognition theory of knowledge crystallization