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Computer-Mediated Communication. Analytic Visualizations and Interfaces part II. Designing visual social interfaces. Create affordances with social translucence Use rich media deliberately, when warranted Represent humans and their faces carefully
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Computer-Mediated Communication Analytic Visualizations and Interfaces part II
Designing visual social interfaces • Create affordances with social translucence • Use rich media deliberately, when warranted • Represent humans and their faces carefully • Be ambiguous: users can interpret just fine • Reflect users’ actions back to them • Let the big picture emerge from details • Consider whether customization is worth it Computer-Mediated Communication
What can visualization do for you(or your users)? …provide a broad overview …reveal patterns …permit comparisons …tell stories …permit reflection (on history, activity, relationships, etc) Computer-Mediated Communication
A couple of classics Computer-Mediated Communication
(All 2004 political maps from politicalmaps.org) Computer-Mediated Communication
Edward Tufte Computer-Mediated Communication
Some of Tufte’s principles • Show the data • Encourage visual comparisons • Avoid distorting what the data have to say • Present many numbers in a small space • Make large data sets coherent • Reveal the data at several levels of detail • Serve a reasonably clear purpose • Be closely integrated with the statistical and verbal descriptions of data Computer-Mediated Communication
Visualizing Digital Histories Computer-Mediated Communication
Threaded conversations Computer-Mediated Communication
Network Views Computer-Mediated Communication
Julián’s suggested Viz Example… Mike Wu, Ph.D: Finding “Influencers” Computer-Mediated Communication
http://benfry.com/zipdecode/ Computer-Mediated Communication
For Thursday… Vizualizing Aspects of an Existing System: KASSI Kassi System for Sharing Goods, Favors, etc. Actually in use in Finland, will be deployed at Berkeley soon too. Based on postings and responses; currently no visual elements (aside from links and/or profile info). Computer-Mediated Communication