Year: 2002
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This thesis is inspired by the growing domain of information visualisation, and the potentially open-ended\nchoice of visual representations which can be used to represent any given abstract concept.\nSuch a potentially unlimited choice means that the question of choosing an appropriate visual form\nis not insubstantial. This thesis therefore attempts to explore how to usefully inform such a choice\nthrough the concept of visual analogy. To this end a series of multidimensional icons are developed\nwhich differ in terms of level of analogy for a given concept. The practical studies outlined then set\nout first to confirm this difference in practical terms and then explore the implications of using\ndifferent levels of explicit visual analogy in tasks appropriate to the use of multidimensional icons.\nThe results reveal that a continuum of 'degree' of analogy can be practically established which\nincreasingly constrains the interpretation users assign to representations as the level of analogy\nincreases. [Continues.]
Author: Jason B. Williams
Language: English
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2918088353