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pdf Visualization Beyond the Desktop --- The Next Big Thing ↗
Jessie KennedyClick to read abstract
Visualization is coming of age: with visual depictions being seamlessly integrated into documents and data visualization techniques being used to understand datasets that are ever-growing in size and complexity, the term visualization is becoming used in everyday conversations. But we are on a cusp; visualization researchers need to develop and adapt to today's new devices and tomorrows technology. Today, we are interacting with visual depictions through a mouse. Tomorrow, we will be touching, swiping, grasping, feeling, hearing, smelling and even tasting our data. The next big thing is multi-sensory visualization that goes beyond the desktop.