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- Publication Type: Journal Paper with Conference Talk
- Workgroup(s)/Project(s):
- Date: June 2024
- Journal: Computer Graphics Forum
- Volume: 43
- Number: 3
- Lecturer: Daniel Pahr
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- Article Number: e15106
- ISSN: 1467-8659
- Event: EUROVIS
- DOI: 10.1111/cgf.15106
- Pages: 12
- Publisher: WILEY
- Conference date: 27. June 2024
– 1. July 2024
- Pages: 1 – 12
- Keywords: Data Physicalization, Study, Cardiovascular Diseases, Edutainment, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Mixed Methods
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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@article{pahr-2024-ieo,
title = "Investigating the Effect of Operation Mode and Manifestation
on Physicalizations of Dynamic Processes",
author = "Daniel Pahr and Henry Ehlers and Hsiang-Yun Wu and Manuela
Waldner and Renata Raidou",
year = "2024",
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.",
month = jun,
journal = "Computer Graphics Forum",
volume = "43",
number = "3",
articleno = "e15106",
issn = "1467-8659",
doi = "10.1111/cgf.15106",
pages = "12",
publisher = "WILEY",
pages = "1--12",
keywords = "Data Physicalization, Study, Cardiovascular Diseases,
Edutainment, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Mixed Methods",
URL = "https://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/publications/2024/pahr-2024-ieo/",
}