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    • Information Visualization
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Cognitive Science

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    • Human perception knowledge is crucial for effective visualization design.
    • Recent research has increasingly focused on perception-based visualization.
    • A comprehensive guide is needed to contextualize these findings.

    Approach:

    • Systematic review of perception-focused visualization studies since 1980.
    • Summarizes research developments, focusing on low-level perceptual tasks.
    • Categorizes techniques by visual encoding and visualization type.

    Key Points:

    • Explains how perception evaluates visualization effectiveness.
    • Offers a task-optimized approach for applying perception principles.
    • Highlights the role of visual encoding in perception.

    Conclusions:

    • Identifies weaknesses in current perception-based visualization research.
    • Outlines open research questions for future studies.
    • Aims to help designers apply perception principles effectively.