Storytelling: The Next Step for Visualization

Presentation -- specifically, its use of elements from storytelling -- is the next logical step in visualization research and should be a focus of at least equal importance with exploration and analysis. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

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Published in:Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 46; no. 5; pp. 44 - 50
Main Authors: Kosara, R., Mackinlay, J.
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Language:English
Published: New York IEEE 01.05.2013
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Abstract Presentation -- specifically, its use of elements from storytelling -- is the next logical step in visualization research and should be a focus of at least equal importance with exploration and analysis. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
AbstractList Presentation-specifically, its use of elements from storytelling-is the next logical step in visualization research and should be a focus of at least equal importance with exploration and analysis.
Presentation -- specifically, its use of elements from storytelling -- is the next logical step in visualization research and should be a focus of at least equal importance with exploration and analysis. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Author Mackinlay, J.
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Collaboration
Data visualization
Exploration
narratives
Storytelling
visual communication
Visual databases
Visual effects
Visualization
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