Mobile Data Visualization is about facilitating access to and
understanding of data on mobile devices. Wearable trackers, mobile
phones, and tablets are used by millions of people each day to read
weather maps, financial charts, or personal health meters. What is
required to create e-ffective visualizations for mobile devices? This
book introduces key concepts of mobile data visualization and discusses
opportunities and challenges from both research and practical
perspectives.
Mobile Data Visualization is the first book to provide an overview
of how to e-ffectively visualize, analyze, and communicate data on
mobile devices. Drawing from the expertise, research, and experience of
an international range of academics and practitioners from across the
domains of Visualization, Human Computer Interaction, and Ubiquitous
Computing, the book explores the challenges of mobile visualization and
explains how it diff-ers from traditional data visualization. It
highlights opportunities for reaching new audiences with engaging,
interactive, and compelling mobile content.
In nine chapters, this book presents interesting perspectives on mobile
data visualization including: how to characterize and classify mobile
visualizations; how to interact with them while on the go and with
limited attention spans; how to adapt them to various mobile contexts;
specific methods on how to design and evaluate them; reflections on
privacy, ethical and other challenges, as well as an outlook to a future
of ubiquitous visualization. This accessible book is a valuable and rich
resource for visualization designers, practitioners, researchers, and
students alike.
