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Show Notes
Hi Folks, in this episode we discuss the goods and bads of animated visualization:
03:26 – Introducing Data Stories
06:05 – Data Animation Kitsch
14:40 – Using Animation Interactively
17:54 – Scientific Research on Animation
27:17 – Eye-candy and the 2D vs. 3D Debate
29:37 – Engagement and “Data Entertainment”
31:19 – Contests and Marathons
41:07 – Conclusion
Here are some useful links to follow the discussion.
Examples.
- GE Installations (turbines and imaging scans)
- Deluge (Norwegians moving house)
- The Classic Koblin’s Flight Patterns
- The Classic Yau’s Growth of Walmart
- KIVA Micro-Loans
Well-crafted round-up article by Andy Kirk
Research papers on animation.
- Animation: can it facilitate? Tversky et al. Int. J. Human-Computer Studies (2002) 57, 247–262.
- Effectiveness of animation in trend visualization. G. Robertson et al. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (2008) 14(6) 1325 – 1332.
- A Comparison of Animated Maps with Static Small-Multiple Maps for Visually Identifying Space-Time Clusters. A. L. Griffin et al. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 96(4), 2006, pp. 740–753.
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What do you think of animation in visualization? Is it effective? Can you resist the allure?