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    Area of Science:

    • Data Visualization
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Scientific Data Analysis

    Background:

    • Data physicalizations offer potential benefits for data engagement and analysis.
    • Previous research focused on abstract data, not continuous spatial fields.
    • Climate and medical science rely on analyzing spatial data fields.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare human performance in analyzing continuous spatial data across physical and digital visualizations.
    • To investigate the efficacy of 3D printed data physicalizations for spatial data analysis tasks.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants analyzed 3D spatial elevation data using three modalities: 2D digital, stereoscopic virtual reality, and 3D printed physicalization.
    • Tasks included path tracing, location lookup, and height comparison.
    • Performance was measured by task completion time and error rates.

    Main Results:

    • Participants performed tasks as well as or better with the 3D printed physicalization compared to digital and VR modalities.
    • Analysis included quantitative metrics (time, errors) and qualitative participant feedback.

    Conclusions:

    • 3D printed data physicalizations are a viable and effective method for analyzing continuous spatial data.
    • Findings support the broader application of data physicalization in scientific domains like climate and medicine.