Attention and Visual Memory in Visualization and Computer Graphics

A fundamental goal of visualization is to produce images of data that support visual analysis, exploration, and discovery of novel insights. An important consideration during visualization design is the role of human visual perception. How we "see" details in an image can directly impact a...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics 2012-07, Vol.18 (7), p.1170-1188
Main Authors: Healey, C. G., Enns, J. T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention
Bars
Cognition & reasoning
color
Computer Graphics
Data visualization
Design engineering
Exploration
Feature extraction
Humans
Mathematical analysis
Memory
Models, Theoretical
motion
nonphotorealism
Pattern Recognition, Visual
Psychophysics
texture
Visual
visual memory
Visual Perception
Visualization
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Summary:A fundamental goal of visualization is to produce images of data that support visual analysis, exploration, and discovery of novel insights. An important consideration during visualization design is the role of human visual perception. How we "see" details in an image can directly impact a viewer's efficiency and effectiveness. This paper surveys research on attention and visual perception, with a specific focus on results that have direct relevance to visualization and visual analytics. We discuss theories of low-level visual perception, then show how these findings form a foundation for more recent work on visual memory and visual attention. We conclude with a brief overview of how knowledge of visual attention and visual memory is being applied in visualization and graphics. We also discuss how challenges in visualization are motivating research in psychophysics.
ISSN:1077-2626
1941-0506
DOI:10.1109/TVCG.2011.127