Interaction

Learn about interactions within visualisations!

why interaction?

data is large and complex and we cannot show everything all at once

what limitations do we overcome?

people and technological (display size and resolution)

interaction by intention 1

select

select

mark something as interesting to highlight aspects or get more details

select outcome

change of outline, size or colour

interaction by intention 2

explore/ navigate

explore/ navigate

show something new, change viewport, panning

interaction by intention 3

reconfigure

reconfigure

show a different arrangement, sorting

interaction by intention 4

encode

encode

show a different representation, alter visual encoding such as colour, scale, orientation

interaction by intention 5

abstract, elaborate, zoom

abstract/ elaborate/ zoom

show more or less detail, details on demand, pop up, side by side view

geometric zooming

enlarge what is already shown

semantic zooming

the representation of the object adapts to the number of pixels available - show additional detail

interaction by intention 6

filter

filter

show something conditionally

interaction by intention 7

connect

connect

show related items