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Comparing Node‐Link and Node‐Link‐Group Visualizations From An Enjoyment Perspective
Author(s) -
Saket Bahador,
Scheidegger Carlos,
Kobourov Stephen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
computer graphics forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1467-8659
pISSN - 0167-7055
DOI - 10.1111/cgf.12880
Subject(s) - link (geometry) , computer science , node (physics) , visualization , perspective (graphical) , group (periodic table) , human–computer interaction , recall , computer network , psychology , data mining , cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence , chemistry , structural engineering , organic chemistry , engineering
While evaluation studies in visualization often involve traditional performance measurements, there has been a concerted effort to move beyond time and accuracy. Of these alternative aspects, memorability and recall of visualizations have been recently considered, but other aspects such as enjoyment and engagement are not as well explored. We study the enjoyment of two different visualization methods through a user study. In particular, we describe the results of a three‐phase experiment comparing the enjoyment of two different visualizations of the same relational data: node‐link and node‐link‐group visualizations. The results indicate that the participants in this study found node‐link‐group visualizations more enjoyable than node‐link visualizations.