[Sigia-l] Information Visualization

[James Spahr]

On Nov 10, 2003, at 12:51 AM, Listera wrote:

> So do you see any clear path to information visualization success? 
> Stuff
> that need to worked out? Or are you simply holding on to an irrational 
> hope
> that it will/should succeed, because it would be neat if it did? 
> (Again,
> nothing wrong with that, as many breakthroughs come via irrational
> fixations.)

I agree with Karl.

Once you start trying to visualize realtime data you (I?) realize the 
benefits of taking masses of data and making a visual representation of 
it -- this is moments before you realize the mountain you need to climb 
(several times) before the visualization is done (and can change as 
your data changes).

It's easier to make associations. It's easier to see trends and 
differences between data sets. And (in my opinion) it promotes 
exploration, which builds a greater understanding of the data (and it's 
implications) for the user.

The stuff that needs to be worked out? Tools, research, and time to 
make the mountain that needs constant climbing into a molehill.

James.