Visualization in Motion in Video Games for Different Types of Data

TL;DR

This paper analyzes how moving visualizations in video games impact data readability and player performance, focusing on quantitative and categorical data representations through a systematic review of existing visualizations.

Contribution

It provides a systematic analysis of motion in visualizations within video games, highlighting how motion influences readability and player interaction.

Findings

Motion affects visualization readability and player performance.

Patterns identified in how visualizations exhibit motion.

Guidelines for designing effective moving visualizations in games.

Abstract

We contribute an analysis of situated visualizations in motion in video games for different types of data, with a focus on quantitative and categorical data representations. Video games convey a lot of data to players, to help them succeed in the game. These visualizations frequently move across the screen due to camera changes or because the game elements themselves move. Our ultimate goal is to understand how motion factors affect visualization readability in video games and subsequently the players' performance in the game. We started our work by surveying the characteristics of how motion currently influences which kind of data representations in video games. We conducted a systematic review of 160 visualizations in motion in video games and extracted patterns and considerations regarding was what, and how visualizations currently exhibit motion factors in video games.