Microsoft Scientists Use Visualization to Bring Information to Life
This week, computer scientists from Microsoft Research labs worldwide will share the results of more than 25 research papers at the CHI 2005 conference, a leading forum for the exchange of ideas and information about human-computer interaction (HCI) sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interactions (ACM SIGCHI). Three of the papers are Best Paper Award nominees.
People today are inundated with information, from e-mail and instant messages to images, documents and search results. Scientists at Microsoft Research recognize that as technology continues to advance, giving people access to even more information, tools are needed to help users comprehend and process that information in order to identify what pieces of data are most important to them.
Information visualization takes the digital bits of information stored on a computer, personal digital assistant (PDA) or Microsoft® Window Mobile (TM) -based Smartphone -- such as documents, Web pages, e-mail messages and schedules -- and displays them visually, rather than as text. This technology benefits users by exposing patterns and trends in the torrent of data they work with daily, so the most important information becomes automatically visible.
"Information visualization is a hot topic today because computer system and graphics capabilities have reached a point where the visual representation of information can come to life," said George Robertson, senior researcher at Microsoft Research. "We can now experiment with information visualization technologies that we've been developing in the lab over the past 10 years and expand on them for the benefit of users and the research community."
Microsoft Research studies have shown that information visualization can reduce the amount of time people spend deciphering which pieces of information are important, thus helping them be more productive. The technology has practical applications in numerous daily activities including managing e-mail, navigating information on small devices, and effectively organizing family events and communicating in the home. (Via Microsoft)
People today are inundated with information, from e-mail and instant messages to images, documents and search results. Scientists at Microsoft Research recognize that as technology continues to advance, giving people access to even more information, tools are needed to help users comprehend and process that information in order to identify what pieces of data are most important to them.
Information visualization takes the digital bits of information stored on a computer, personal digital assistant (PDA) or Microsoft® Window Mobile (TM) -based Smartphone -- such as documents, Web pages, e-mail messages and schedules -- and displays them visually, rather than as text. This technology benefits users by exposing patterns and trends in the torrent of data they work with daily, so the most important information becomes automatically visible.
"Information visualization is a hot topic today because computer system and graphics capabilities have reached a point where the visual representation of information can come to life," said George Robertson, senior researcher at Microsoft Research. "We can now experiment with information visualization technologies that we've been developing in the lab over the past 10 years and expand on them for the benefit of users and the research community."
Microsoft Research studies have shown that information visualization can reduce the amount of time people spend deciphering which pieces of information are important, thus helping them be more productive. The technology has practical applications in numerous daily activities including managing e-mail, navigating information on small devices, and effectively organizing family events and communicating in the home. (Via Microsoft)
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