Authoring Data Visualizations with Physical Template Tools

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dc.contributor.advisorCarpendale, Sheelagh
dc.contributor.advisorOehlberg, Lora A.
dc.contributor.authorWun, Tiffany
dc.contributor.committeememberWong, Nelson
dc.contributor.committeememberReardon, Joel
dc.date2019-06
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-17T19:57:24Z
dc.date.available2019-01-17T19:57:24Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-14
dc.description.abstractIn our data-rich society, it is increasingly important that all people are able to use and understand data. Large data sets commonly require expert knowledge to design and disseminate accessible and information-rich visualizations, resulting in visualizations that work well for experts but are less accessible for the general public. My research question addresses how we can support the use of visualization to increase data accessibility for the general public. One approach is to encourage people to self-author data representations suited to their own comprehension needs using simple techniques. However, providing data visualization authoring tools for the general public remains an ongoing challenge. My thesis explores the use of physical tools—specifically, rulers and block-printing stamps—as novel methods of authoring data visualizations, leveraging the advantages of ready-made visualization templates while providing freedom to personalize visual elements. To first explore the possibility of designing physical tools for authoring data visualizations, I present prototypes for several modifiable, computationally-fabricated ruler and stamp designs, created with the goal of allowing users to quickly create repeating visual elements when authoring visual elements on paper. From my design efforts, stamps show promise as low-effort, easy-to-create tools; I therefore conducted a workshop study to understand how people approach visualization authoring when given the ability to create their own physical template tools. In this study, participants authored visualizations on paper using hand-carved stamps made from potatoes and sponges. My results show that participants were able to author meaningful data visualizations from their self-created stamps, as well as several unique traits and uses of block-printing stamps. I conclude the thesis by discussing issues around expressivity and effectiveness of personalizing physical authoring tools, identify implications for the design and assembly of primitives in potential visualization authoring kits, and applications for physical authoring tools in the bigger scope of data democratization.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWun, T. (2019). Authoring Data Visualizations with Physical Template Tools (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/35736
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/109475
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.facultyScienceen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectInformation Visualizationen_US
dc.subjectHuman Computer Interactionen_US
dc.subjectVisualization Authoring Toolsen_US
dc.subjectTangible Toolsen_US
dc.subjectBlock-Printingen_US
dc.subjectPhysical Template Toolsen_US
dc.subjectPotatoen_US
dc.subject.classificationInformation Scienceen_US
dc.subject.classificationComputer Scienceen_US
dc.titleAuthoring Data Visualizations with Physical Template Toolsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)en_US
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