Graph Sketcher: Extending Illustration to Quantitative Graphs

Stewart, R. and schraefel, m. c. (2009) Graph Sketcher: Extending Illustration to Quantitative Graphs. In: ACM CHI - Conference on Human Factors, April 4-9, Boston, MA.

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Abstract

Scientists, engineers, and educators commonly need to make
graphs that quickly illustrate quantitative ideas yet are not
based on specific data sets. We call these graphs quantita-
tive concept diagrams (QCDs). Existing charting and illus-
tration programs make it possible to produce such graphs,
but they are so time-consuming that users tend to sketch
the graphs by hand instead. To reduce the cost of creating
QCDs, we developed Graph Sketcher, a quantitative graph-
ing tool that deeply integrates the data plotting capabilities of
charting programs with the direct manipulation techniques
of illustration programs. We show that our integrated inter-
face substantially reduces the time needed to create QCDs,
and we further show that real Graph Sketcher users both
enjoy and take advantage of the interface improvements to
create QCDs in a wide range of fields.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Creator/Authors:	Robin Stewart m.c. schraefel
Additional Information:	Winner, Best in CHI award, Best Note
Research Group:	Old ECS Groups > Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia Current ECS Groups > Agents, Interaction and Complexity
Date:	April 2009
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Citations:	Google Scholar: 1
Downloads (2010):	183
ID Code:	17097
Last Modified:	23 Sep 2011 10:37
Deposited On:	12 Feb 2009 09:47 by schraefel, monica

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