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Towards Designing Immersive Geovisualisations: Literature Review and Recommendations for Future Research

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Cael Gallagher,

Ross Andrew BrownAuthors Info & Claims

OzCHI '21: Proceedings of the 33rd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Pages 307 - 326

https://doi.org/10.1145/3520495.3520511

Published: 15 September 2022 Publication History

Abstract

Geological fieldwork forms an integral part of science discovery, exploration, and learning in many geoscientific domains. Yet, there are barriers that can hinder its practice. To address this, prior research has investigated immersive geovisualisations, however, there is no consensus on the types of interaction tools and techniques that should be used. We have conducted a literature review of 31 papers and present the visualisation environments, interaction tools and techniques, and evaluation methods from this last decade. We found a lack of established taxonomy for visualisation environments; an absence of thorough reports on interaction tools and techniques; and a lack of use of relevant human-computer interaction (HCI) theories and user-centered approaches. This review contributes towards the development of a design framework as we propose a basic taxonomy; demonstrate the need for holistic records of user interactions; and highlight the need for HCI evaluation methods. Addressing these gaps will facilitate future innovation in the emerging field of immersive geovisualisations.

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Index Terms

Towards Designing Immersive Geovisualisations: Literature Review and Recommendations for Future Research
1. General and reference
  1. Document types
    1. Surveys and overviews
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
  2. Visualization
    1. Visualization application domains
      1. Scientific visualization
    2. Visualization design and evaluation methods

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OzCHI '21: Proceedings of the 33rd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

November 2021

361 pages

ISBN:9781450395984

DOI:10.1145/3520495

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Published: 15 September 2022

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OzCHI '21

OzCHI '21: 33rd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

November 30 - December 2, 2021

VIC, Melbourne, Australia

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Gallagher CMuir MConroy DSchrank CTürkay S(2023)From Micro to Macro Challenges: Advancing Geological Field Mapping Skills through VR Immersion and ScaleProceedings of the 35th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference10.1145/3638380.3638409(585-594)Online publication date: 2-Dec-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3638380.3638409

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