Reflections on Visualization in Motion for Fitness Trackers

TL;DR

This paper discusses the design and challenges of visualizations in motion for fitness trackers, emphasizing their importance in sports scenarios and providing new data on current smartwatch visualizations.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of visualization in motion, analyzes its relevance to sports, and presents new data and future challenges for fitness tracker visualizations.

Findings

Visualization in motion is crucial for sports scenarios.

Current smartwatch visualizations vary widely.

Future challenges include designing effective motion-aware visualizations.

Abstract

In this paper, we reflect on our past work towards understanding how to design visualizations for fitness trackers that are used in motion. We have coined the term "visualization in motion" for visualizations that are used in the presence of relative motion between a viewer and the visualization. Here, we describe how visualization in motion is relevant to sports scenarios. We also provide new data on current smartwatch visualizations for sports and discuss future challenges for visualizations in motion for fitness tracker.