14 - 19 OCTOBER, 2012. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA

Quality of Visualization: The Bake Off

Organizers
Organizer: 
Min Chen
Panelists: 
Kelly Gaither
Panelists: 
Eduard Groller
Panelists: 
Penny Rheingans
Panelists: 
Matthew Ward
Description

Quality of visualization (QoV) has always been the main catalyst that motivates research and development in visualization. However, whenever we start to discuss QoV, the term becomes elusive. We often appear to have diffident emphases. Whilst many of us have developed algorithms and techniques for improving QoV, some have conducted empirical studies to evaluate QoV and a few have proposed metrics for measuring QoV. Some of us have believed that QoV is determined by the effectiveness of information delivery, whilst others have focused on the best user experience. This panel brings together four established visualization scientists, who represent four different schools of thought on QoV respectively. By building on their wealth of expertise and experience, they will present their definition of QoV, their understanding of principal means for measuring, evaluating and improving QoV. This panel will facilitate a timely discussion on QoV in VisWeek 2012, which will likely signify the scholarly transformation of the field of visualization towards a mature discipline.