Title :
Applying feature integration theory to glyph-based information visualization
Author :
Zhuang Cai ; Yi-Na Li ; Xianjun Sam Zheng ; Kang Zhang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Software, Tianjin Univ., Tianjin, China
Abstract :
Feature integration theory, the classic visual attention model, provides a theoretical foundation for optimizing visual communication. This paper proposes a set of glyphs named RoseShape that aim at improving users´ visual information search in visualization. RoseShapes integrate rich and easy-to-catch attributes for mapping data variables, enabling automatic and unconscious information processing in the pre-attentive stage. A case study illustrating the levels of education funding in the United States in 2008 validates the feasibility of this approach.
Keywords :
data visualisation; visual communication; RoseShape; data variable; feature integration theory; glyph-based information visualization; information processing; theoretical foundation; visual attention model; visual communication; visual information search; Data visualization; Education; Image color analysis; Psychology; Shape; Visualization; H.5.0 [Information Systems]: Information Interfaces and Presentation—General; I.3.3 [Computing Methodologies]: Computer Graphics—Pictrue/Image Generation;
Conference_Titel :
Visualization Symposium (PacificVis), 2015 IEEE Pacific
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
DOI :
10.1109/PACIFICVIS.2015.7156363