Activity Guideline Notes

Basic notes about activity guidelines.

2 types of memory

long term, short term/ working

human attention

uses short term memory

cognitive load

experience when the limits of working memory have been reached, failing to absorb some new information

when is animation helpful?

transitioning from one view to another when the data remains the same

what are 3 issues with 3d

occlusion, perspective distortion and interference with visual variables

jump cuts

hard switches between views without transition, hard to follow when seen once