Visualizing a Moving Target : A Design Study on Task Parallel Programs in the Presence of Evolving Data and Concerns

Common pitfalls in visualization projects include lack of data availability and the domain users' needs and focus changing too rapidly for the design process to complete. While it is often prudent to avoid such projects, we argue it can be beneficial to engage them in some cases as the visualiz...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics. - 1996. - 26(2020), 1 vom: 19. Jan., Seite 1118-1128
1. Verfasser: Williams, Katy (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bigelow, Alex, Isaacs, Kate
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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