Evaluating Navigation and Comparison Performance of Computational Notebooks on Desktop and in Virtual Reality. In, S., Krokos, E., Whitley, K., North, C., & Yang, Y. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, of CHI '24, New York, NY, USA, 2024. Association for Computing Machinery. ![Evaluating Navigation and Comparison Performance of Computational Notebooks on Desktop and in Virtual Reality [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex The computational notebook serves as a versatile tool for data analysis. However, its conventional user interface falls short of keeping pace with the ever-growing data-related tasks, signaling the need for novel approaches. With the rapid development of interaction techniques and computing environments, there is a growing interest in integrating emerging technologies in data-driven workflows. Virtual reality, in particular, has demonstrated its potential in interactive data visualizations. In this work, we aimed to experiment with adapting computational notebooks into VR and verify the potential benefits VR can bring. We focus on the navigation and comparison aspects as they are primitive components in analysts’ workflow. To further improve comparison, we have designed and implemented a Branching&Merging functionality. We tested computational notebooks on the desktop and in VR, both with and without the added Branching&Merging capability. We found VR significantly facilitated navigation compared to desktop, and the ability to create branches enhanced comparison.
@inproceedings{10.1145/3613904.3642932,
author = {In, Sungwon and Krokos, Eric and Whitley, Kirsten and North, Chris and Yang, Yalong},
title = {Evaluating Navigation and Comparison Performance of Computational Notebooks on Desktop and in Virtual Reality},
year = {2024},
isbn = {9798400703300},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
address = {New York, NY, USA},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642932},
doi = {10.1145/3613904.3642932},
abstract = {The computational notebook serves as a versatile tool for data analysis. However, its conventional user interface falls short of keeping pace with the ever-growing data-related tasks, signaling the need for novel approaches. With the rapid development of interaction techniques and computing environments, there is a growing interest in integrating emerging technologies in data-driven workflows. Virtual reality, in particular, has demonstrated its potential in interactive data visualizations. In this work, we aimed to experiment with adapting computational notebooks into VR and verify the potential benefits VR can bring. We focus on the navigation and comparison aspects as they are primitive components in analysts’ workflow. To further improve comparison, we have designed and implemented a Branching&Merging functionality. We tested computational notebooks on the desktop and in VR, both with and without the added Branching&Merging capability. We found VR significantly facilitated navigation compared to desktop, and the ability to create branches enhanced comparison.},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems},
articleno = {606},
numpages = {15},
keywords = {3D UI & interaction, computational notebook system, data science, immersive analytics},
location = {Honolulu, HI, USA},
series = {CHI '24}
}
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