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Exploring parallel coordinates plots in virtual reality

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Authors

Tadeja, SK 
Kristensson, PO 

Abstract

Parallel Coordinates Plots (PCP) are a widely used approach to interactively visualize and analyze multidimensional scientific data in a 2D environment. In this paper, we explore the use of Parallel Coordinates in an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) 3D visualization environment as a means to support the decision-making process in engineering design processes. We evaluate the potential of VR PCP using a formative qualitative study with seven participants. In a task involving 54 points with 29 dimensions per point, we found that participants were able to detect patterns in the dataset compared with a previously published study with two expert users using traditional 2D PCP, which acts as the gold standard for the dataset. The dataset describes the Pareto front for a three-objective aerodynamic design optimization study in turbomachinery.

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Parallel coordinates, virtual reality, data visualization, visual analytics, decision-making

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Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

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CHI '19: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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ACM
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EPSRC (1788814)
Cambridge European & Trinity Hall Scholarship