Spence, R.: Information Visualization - Design for Interaction (2nd Edition), Pearson Education, 2006

[Pearson, 2006]

Type: Book/Hardback
Author: Robert Spence
Pages: 304
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication Date: December 2006

Fully revised textbook on the rapidly growing field of Information Visualization. Its emphasis is on real-world examples and applications of computer-generated and interactive visualization. Information visualization deals with representing concepts and data in a meaningful way. Depending on the medium used, information can be visualized in either static (e.g. a graph on a printed page) or dynamic forms. This book is appropriate for courses in information visualization, human-computer interaction, interaction design, and computer graphics.

[Pearson, 2006]

Features instructor resources including PowerPoint files with a wealth of images and diagrams taken from the book, and a collection of useful short video clips

ISBN 0132065509

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Table of Contents

• Dedication
• About the author
• Other books by the author
• Preface
• Acknowledgements

• Chapter 1 What is Visualization?
  • Visualization
  • Computational support
  • The Human User
  • The value of Information Visualization
    • Fraud; silicon chips; pharmaceuticals
  • Questions of Taxonomy
  • Issues
  • References
  • Exercises

• Chapter 2 The Issues
  • The task
  • Nature of the problem
  • The data
  • Table presentation
  • Bargrams
  • Interactive object selection
  • Overview
  • Multiple attributes
  • Detail
  • Significant objects
  • Interactive attribute selection
  • Space limitations
  • Filtering
  • Taking stock
  • Navigational guidance
  • Movement in information space
  • Perception and interpretation
  • Summary
  • References
  • Exercises

• Chapter 3 Representation
  • Data types
  • Data complexity
  • Perception and Cognition

• • 3.1 Encoding of value
    • Univariate data
      • A single number; a collection of numbers
    • Bivariate data
    • Trivariate data
      • Scatterplot matrix
      • Preattentive processing- things that ‘pop out’; choice of encoding
    • Hypervariate data
      • Coordinate plots
      • Scatterplot matrix
      • Linked histograms
      • Mosaic plots
      • Icons
      • Object and Attribute Visibility

• • 3.2 Encoding of relation
    • Lines
    • Maps and diagrams
      • Venn diagrams
      • InfoCrystal
      • Cluster Maps
    • Tree representations
      • Cone tree
      • Tree maps
      • Hyperbolic browser

• • 3.3 Support for design
    • References
    • Exercises

• Chapter 4 Presentation
• A problem
• The presentation issue

• • 4.1 Space limitations
    • Scrolling
    • Overview plus detail
    • Distortion
    • Application
    • Generalization
    • Suppression
    • Combined distortion and suppression
    • Historical note
    • Zoom and Pan

• • 4.2 Time limitations
    • Rapid Serial Visual Presentation
    • Briefly glimpsed images
    • Space and Time resources
    • Eye gaze
    • Presentation modes
    • Manual control
    • Models of human visual performance
    • Interaction design
    • References
    • Exercises

• Chapter 5 Interaction
  • Scenarios
  • Spaces, interactions and balance of control
  • This chapter

• • 5.1 Interaction Framework
  • 5.2 Continuous interaction
    • Dynamically-triggered ‘pop-out’
  • 5.3 Stepped interaction
    • Discrete information spaces
    • Stages of action
    • Navigation
    • Sensitivity
    • Residue
    • Scent
    • Where am I?
    • Path breadcrumbs; Location breadcrumbs
    • Guidance for design

• • 5.4 Passive interaction
    • Static display
    • Browsing
    • Moving displays

• • 5.5 Composite interaction
    • Influences
    • The prosection

• • 5.6 Interaction dynamics
    • Mental models
    • Blindness
    • Change blindness; Inattentional blindness; Design to counteract blindness
    • Visual momentum

• • 5.7 Design for interaction
    • References
    • Exercises

• Chapter 6 Case studies
  • Design
  • The case studies
  • 6.1 Small interactive calendars
    • Planning your time
    • Design philosophy
    • Background
    • Calendar views
    • Interactive control
    • Search
    • Usability study
    • Observations
    • Satisfaction and preference
    • Usability

• • 6.2 Selecting one from many
    • The problem
    • The task
    • Existing solutions
    • Bargrams
    • Affordances
    • EZChooser
    • Sensitivity
    • Related work
    • Evaluation
    • Comment

• • 6.3 Web browsing through a keyhole
    • The problem
    • A solution
    • The RSVP Browser
    • System design
    • Evaluation
    • Discussion
    • Comment

• • 6.4 Communication analysis
    • Command and Control
    • System requirements
    • The MIND tool
    • Exploratory analysis
    • Scenario
    • Conclusion

• • 6.5 Archival galaxies
    • Large collections of documents
    • Background and requirements
    • Earlier work
    • Design decisions
    • Interaction and search
    • Layout
    • Evaluation
    • Exercises

• Glossary
• Video Clips

References

[Pearson, 2006] Pearson Education, Bookshop: Information Visualization - Design for Interaction, Retrieved at: Dec 4, 2006. http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000132840