Animated Transitions in Statistical by FIRSTVALERIIA NAME SHURUPINA LASTNAME

100% This research develops possible 90% THESIS CONDUCTED AT 80% transitions between maps and 70% 60% Department of Geo-Information and determines how they affect user 50% 40% 30% perception. There were two 20% Processing 10% experiments conducted testing the 0% I animation: II animation: III animation: I animation: II animation: III animation: Faculty of Geo-Information Science effects on the syntactic and semantic Proportional symbol Proportional symbol map Choropleth map Choropleth map

100% and Earth Observation levels of analysis. 90% 80% 70% University of Twente (UTwente) 60% The results revealed a positive 50% 40% influence of animation on identifying 30% 20% 10% objects with the highest or the lowest 0% I animation: II animation: III animation: IV static: I animation: II animation: III animation: IV static: value and no effects for tasks in which Proportional Proportional Proportional Proportional Choropleth map Choropleth map Choropleth map Choropleth map participants were required to determine symbol map symbol map symbol map 100% 90% trends. An object tracking test showed 80% 70% that tweening is a more effective 60% 50% 40% THESIS ASSESSMENT BOARD technique than staging. 30% 20% 10% 0% Chair Professor: Prof. Dr. Menno-Jan I animation: II animation: III animation: IV static: I animation: II animation: III animation: IV static: Proportional Proportional Proportional Proportional Choropleth map Choropleth map Choropleth map Choropleth map MOTIVATION AND OBJECTIVE symbol map symbol map symbol map symbol map Kraak, UT With the advent of animation, statistical From top: Fig. 2: Correct (blue), half-correct (yellow), and wrong (red) answers in object tracking; Fig. 3: Correct (blue) and Supervisor: Drs. Barend Köbben, UT data graphics became motional, wrong (red) answers in determining trends; Fig.4: Correct and wrong answers in identifying the object values. simplifying data analysis and emptying Reviewer: M.Sc. Moris Zahtila, TUD screen space. However, it is not clear METHODOLOGY any discernible influence of animation what kind of animated transitions are either in accuracy nor in timing; both Two experiments were conducted to test YEAR possible between maps and charts and static and animated tasks had equally the effects of designed transitions. The how they might affect user perception. good results (Fig. 3). In animated tasks, 2020 first experiment set an object tracking Therefore, the main objective of this it showed the benefits of staging over test revealing transition effects on the research is to determine how animated tweening. Generally, choropleth maps syntactic level of analysis, in other transitions from statistical maps to had a higher number of correct results KEYWORDS words, it checks the ability to recognize charts and vice versa change user than proportional symbol maps when and locate transforming objects in perception. animated. Results highlighted a better animated transitions, statistical data, shape, size, and position. It compared performance of smooth staged graphics, maps, charts, three different animated transitions animation for transitions with DESIGN OF TRANSITIONS among each other. The second proportional symbol maps; and better experiment is tested on the semantic Three charts and three maps were results of sharp staged animation in ADDITIONAL MATERIALS level of analysis revealing transition selected for designing transitions combination with choropleth maps. between them. They are scatter plot effects on understanding of statistical (), bar chart,