Tap, tap. Is this thing on?
I can't *believe*, what with the FRIAM list being what it is, that I am the
only one to comment on the paper Robert pointed out.
This paper pushes (I thought) all of the FRIAM hot buttons: complexity,
visualization, ABMs, methodology. I've come to realize that I'm
doug,
I am pretty sure it was the tuber puns. I have been banned for far less.
If you want a more local response, try WedTec
Nick
Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology,
Clark University (nthomp...@clarku.edu)
http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesig
I spend a lot of time on visualization programming in NetLogo and I'm
also a usability wonk, so I was interested in the article, and enjoyed
it.
I had never thought about deliberately avoiding optical illusion side-effects.
I agree that good vis design can evoke information, and that bad vis
desi
Douglas Roberts wrote:
Don't get me wrong: I like pretty colored splotches as much as
the next guy; I'd just prefer that my viz apps tell me something
useful about my particular application.
Sure, building useful instruments is not just an exercise in visual
design. Domain and mo
