Investigating the Effect of Operation Mode and Manifestation on Physicalizations of Dynamic Processes
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Date
2024
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The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Abstract
We conducted a study to systematically investigate the communication of complex dynamic processes along a two-dimensional design space, where the axes represent a representation's manifestation (physical or virtual) and operation (manual or automatic).We exemplify the design space on a model embodying cardiovascular pathologies, represented by a mechanism where a liquid is pumped into a draining vessel, with complications illustrated through modifications to the model. The results of a mixed-methods lab study with 28 participants show that both physical manifestation and manual operation have a strong positive impact on the audience's engagement. The study does not show a measurable knowledge increase with respect to cardiovascular pathologies using manually operated physical representations. However, subjectively, participants report a better understanding of the process-mainly through non-visual cues like haptics, but also auditory cues. The study also indicates an increased task load when interacting with the process, which, however, seems to play a minor role for the participants. Overall, the study shows a clear potential of physicalization for the communication of complex dynamic processes, which only fully unfold if observers have to chance to interact with the process.
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CCS Concepts: Human-centered computing→Visualization application domains; Empirical studies in visualization
@article{10.1111:cgf.15106,
journal = {Computer Graphics Forum},
title = {{Investigating the Effect of Operation Mode and Manifestation on Physicalizations of Dynamic Processes}},
author = {Pahr, Daniel and Ehlers, Henry and Wu, Hsiang-Yun and Waldner, Manuela and Raidou, Renata Georgia},
year = {2024},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.},
ISSN = {1467-8659},
DOI = {10.1111/cgf.15106}
}