The Week in Vis 08 (Mon, Oct 19-Fri, Oct 23): Interaction
This week we’ll focus on interaction: it’s something you’ve definitely experienced, but maybe haven’t thought about. We’ll see some common ways of using interaction in visualization, as well as discuss ways to think about interaction. In particular, we’ll consider its costs and benefits.
There is no Design Challenge right now - but there is a design exercise (which has taken over the online discussion).
Looking ahead… Next week is the IEEE Vis Conference, which will “take over” class. Be sure to register (go to the web page and click on the button for the registration “helper” agent). You should expect to do some planning for how you will participate (i.e. pick what you will attend/watch) - however, the schedule isn’t completely posted (as of Oct 15). Expect some guidance and requirements in an upcoming announcement.
- Online Discussion 08: Interaction (due Tue, Oct 20) is the The Paris Apartment Problem: A Design Exercise and some thinking about interaction.
- Seek and Find 08: Interaction (due Fri, Oct 23) asks you to look for a good example of interaction.
- Lectures on the 21st and 23rd will combine discussion of the design exercise with “lecture” and discussion about interaction.
- Survey 08: Interaction (due Fri, Oct 23) - these are helping me help you, as well as (hopefully) helping you reflect on the material.