InfoVids: Reimagining the Viewer Experience with Alternative Visualization-Presenter Relationships

TL;DR

This paper introduces InfoVids, a new visualization format that enhances viewer engagement by creating a more balanced relationship between the presenter and visualizations, shifting focus and increasing interactivity.

Contribution

It proposes a novel infographic-inspired video format that redefines presenter-visualization relationships and demonstrates its benefits through comparative user studies.

Findings

Reduced viewer attention splitting

Increased focus on the presenter

More interactive and engaging viewer experience

Abstract

Traditional data presentations typically separate the presenter and visualization into two separate spaces--the 3D world and a 2D screen--enforcing visualization-centric stories. To create a more human-centric viewing experience, we establish a more equitable relationship between the visualization and the presenter through our InfoVids. These infographics-inspired informational videos are crafted to redefine relationships between the presenter and visualizations. As we design InfoVids, we explore how the use of layout, form, and interactions affects the viewer experience. We compare InfoVids against their baseline 2D `slides' equivalents across 9 metrics with 30 participants and provide practical, long-term insights from an autobiographical perspective. Our mixed methods analyses reveal that this paradigm reduced viewer attention splitting, shifted the focus from the visualization to the presenter, and led to more interactive, natural, and engaging full-body data performances for viewers. Ultimately, InfoVids helped viewers re-imagine traditional dynamics between the presenter and visualizations.