This is a reminder that the reading group is tomorrow at 2pm in the Seminar Room (*not* the teahouse this time).
Looking forward to everyone's thoughts on the paper!
Hello all,
We continue our bi-weekly reading group next week on Friday, July 27 at 2PM. We will be reading the paper "Beyond Memorability: Visualization Recognition and Recall" (InfoVis 2015) by Michelle Borkin et. al.
This paper is notable for provoking a vociferous response from an influential, non-academic InfoVis practitioner in a newsletter he titled "Information Visualization Research as Pseudo-Science". We can pick apart whether the paper is good or bad, whether it makes an interesting contribution, and how much of the criticism was appropriate.
Paper link: https://vcg.seas.harvard.edu/publications/beyond-memorability-visualization-... Video link: https://youtu.be/A6vEepYE2nY Newsletter link: http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/infovis_... Forum discussion: http://sfew.websitetoolbox.com/post/information-visualization-research-as-ps...
Eris will "champion" the paper by reading it thoroughly and leading the discussion, highlighting why she thinks the work is important.
The meeting will take place in the Seminar Room, so that we can take a closer look at the paper + surrounding debate. Snacks and drinks will be provided!
Best, Jacob