Introduction and Inspiration:  To find a dataset large enough to work for this lab, I searched the NYC OpenData website. At first, I was amazed at the amount of public data that is available and it took me quite some time to find even just a department that I’d be interested. Eventually, I decided on……

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INTRODUCTION Statistics, more often than not, play a major role in generating useful insights from data. Regardless of the level of complexity, this mathematical discipline will come in handy. In the case of working with temporal data, i.e. data which is collected over certain periods of time, we can combine statistics with various temporal visualizations……

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Zomato, founded in 2008, is an Indian company that provides information, menus, and user-reviews of a wide range of restaurants, and also has food delivery options from partner restaurants in select cities.  DATASET AND TOOLS https://www.kaggle.com/shrutimehta/zomato-restaurants-data/download The dataset used for this project was found on an online public data platform called Kaggle. It was relatively……

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Introduction Comic books are a product that is consumed internationally. Audiences of all ages enjoy the visual and storytelling aspects of this medium. English language comics are among the most popular in the world, with certain countries and titles exceeding in publication more than others. The charts and graphs illustrate information about the publication of……

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Introduction: There are numerous sidewalk cafés around the New York City, the goal of this project is to visualize the density and the scale of sidewalk café by areas. Materials: The dataset in this project is come from NYC Open Data and published by Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). The dataset features detailed information about……

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Introduction  In materials that cover the history of information visualizations, most of the individuals lauded for their contributions to the field are men. If they did mention any women, it was usually only Florence Nightingale. I became curious, what other women made contributions to information visualization? While hugely influential, Nightingale couldn’t be the only woman……

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A snapshot and link to my timeline Introduction: Facebook is one of the largest tech companies in the world, originally founded in 2004 as a social media website – currently the largest one to date. Facebook grew rapidly at an exponential rate which cause it to become the tech giant that it is today. It’s……

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Intro If information visualizations are stories, there is a single type of author that always hits the Bestseller list  — usually the “wisest,” most Western and whitest climb to the top (based on their merit, of course) to expound their “unbiased” visual narrative as true. In timeline form, “Rerouting … a short history of counter-vis”……

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Introduction Prints are matters. It has a long history throughout the world because it seeps into a large scale of society. Also, it is interesting to see how print technology improvements make an impact on the art form and how artists deal with it in America. Since 1960 artists and their collaborators have pushed the……

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View my timeline here. Introduction Feedback is a fundamental feature in design because it communicates the result of an action. When you type words into a text editor and then click any button on your mouse(pad), the cursor stops blinking—that’s feedback. When you first turn on a gas oven and hear it clicking—that’s feedback. By……

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From the early years of our education, we learn to start working on Venn Diagrams, lines and pie chart and how we can compare data. We all have worked with data in one form or other. Data visualization is helpful in organizing information in a way that it is easy to understand. It is very……

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Introduction With the development of biotechnology and medical research, people can live longer with higher quality. The development of anatomy has made a great contribution to it. Anatomy is beneficial to understand our body structure and take proper treatments when necessary, more importantly, some diseases might be eliminated by advanced research in anatomy. In this……

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A brief timeline of data visualizations portraying the tragic event The post Visualizing the tragedy of the titanic appeared first on Information Visualization.

Introduction  In materials that cover the history of information visualizations, most of the individuals lauded for their contributions to the field are men. If they did mention any women, it was usually only Florence Nightingale. I became curious, what other women made contributions to information visualization? While hugely influential, Nightingale couldn’t be the only woman……

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INTRODUCTION When the British started exploring its own country and the world, the map became more accurate with specific detail. In 18th century, it is very interesting that the map was characterized into different types based scientific research. In order to show the progress of map development from the 16th century to the 18th century,……

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Introduction Information is one of the most powerful and valuable resources in the world, and its importance continues to rise as our highly connected society constantly generates massive amounts of data. Information visualization is one of the methods that can be used to extract the value and power from all of the raw data. Whether……

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Introduction Augmented Reality (AR) is an emerging form of experience in which the Real World (RW) is enhanced by computer-generated content tied to specific locations and/or activities. Surprisingly enough, augmented reality has been in the works for several decades before sprouting to what it is today. This timeline offers a history of AR, examines recent……

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Introduction: While human have longer history using charts and illustrations to present data and information, it was not until 1960 interactive information visualization began a pursuit of statisticians. There are factors which post effect on the development of interactive system, one of the most important factors is technology. New technologies and concepts lead to new……

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INTRODUCTION Video games are a popular form of entertainment amongst the youth. Unlike earlier years, they are also a useful tool for education and health purposes. The industry has seen significant development over the years and the timeline created presents the key milestones of this evolution. The gaming industry has evolved over three crucial eras……

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Introduction Video game design began in the 1970s and rapidly evolved within years of its first release. Two variables of video game design familiar to users are the platforms and the gameplay styles. Designs compete for users, who in return for their support expect new, stimulating, sustainable products. New technologies and concepts lead to new……

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