Designing for Visualization in Motion: Embedding Visualizations in Swimming Videos.

Area of Science:

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Information Visualization
• Sports Analytics

Background:

• Competitive sports coverage increasingly incorporates athlete statistics and records.
• Moving visual representations (visualizations in motion) embedded in sports videos are emerging but lack systematic design support.
• Designing situated visualizations in motion is crucial for various contexts, especially sports.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify opportunities for adding visualizations to swimming competition coverage.
• To determine requirements and challenges for designing situated visualizations in motion within sports videos.
• To understand the benefits of direct video-based design for visualizations in motion.

Main Methods:

• Analysis of swimming race visualizations and motion-related data.
• Survey with swimming enthusiasts on motion-related information needs.
• Ideation workshop for design collection and challenge elicitation.
• Development of a technology probe for creating embedded motion visualizations.
• Evaluation with visualization designers on direct video design benefits.

Main Results:

• Identified specific opportunities for visualizations in swimming coverage.
• Highlighted significant requirements and challenges in designing situated visualizations in motion.
• Demonstrated the utility of a technology probe for creating data-driven motion visualizations.
• Gained insights into the advantages of designing visualizations directly on video content.

Conclusions:

• There is a need for systematic approaches to support the design of visualizations in motion for sports videos.
• Understanding user information needs and designer workflows is critical for effective visualization design in this domain.
• The developed technology probe and evaluation offer valuable contributions to the field of interactive sports media.