[4eyes] Talk in 15 minutes: the cognitive science of graphics @ South Hall 5607F

[Nichole Stockman]

Sorry for sending this twice.. first attempt was from my non-CS email :P

Should be an interesting talk :)

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From: "Matthew Turk" <mturk at cs.ucsb.edu>
Date: Apr 25, 2011 10:48 AM
Subject: [4eyes] FW: Weds 27 April -- Mary Hegarty explores the cognitive
science of graphics
To: "Four Eyes Lab" <ilab-users at lists.cs.ucsb.edu>

FYI

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April 27: Speaker: Professor Mary Hegarty,
UCSB Dept of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Refreshments at 3:15 pm, Talk at 3:30 pm
Sobel Seminar Room (South Hall 5607F)

Prof Hegarty's web page
http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/hegarty/

Title:
The Cognitive Science of Graphics: Implications for Design

Abstract: This talk will review cognitive science perspectives on the
design of visual-spatial displays, such as graphs and maps. I will begin
by classifying different types of visual-spatial displays. Then I will
discuss the ways in which visual-spatial displays are said to "augment"
cognition, and outline the perceptual and cognitive processes involved
in using displays. I will argue for the importance of using cognitive
science methods to inform the design of visual-spatial displays and
review some of the main principles of display design that have emerged
from these methods to date. Cognitive scientists have had good success
in characterizing the performance of well defined tasks with relatively
simple visual displays (for example, observing trends in simple line,
and bar and pie charts) but many challenges remain in understanding the
use of complex displays for ill-defined tasks.

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We look forward to seeing you there!

Mike Ludkovski and Wendy Meiring

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