User Tasks for Evaluation: Untangling the Terminology Throughout Visualization Design and Development

Teaser Image
Author
Conference Paper
Keywords
Editor
Abstract
User tasks play a pivotal role in evaluation throughout visualization design and development. However, the term `task' is used ambiguously within the visualization community. In this position paper, we critically analyze the relevant literature and systematically compare definitions for `task' and the usage of related terminology. In doing so, we identify a three-dimensional conceptual space of user tasks in visualization. Using these dimensions, visualization researchers can better formulate their contributions which helps advance visualization as a whole.
Year of Publication
2014
Conference Name
Proceedings of the Fifth Workshop on Beyond Time and Errors: Novel Evaluation Methods for Visualization (BELIV)
Date Published
11/2014
Publisher
ACM
URL
http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/PubDat_232654.pdf
DOI
10.1145/2669557.2669568
Refereed Designation
Refereed
Funding projects
Internal Projects
Download citation