Envisioning the future of cartographic research

Griffin, Amy L.; Robinson, Anthony C.; Roth, Robert E.

doi:10.1080/23729333.2017.1316466

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“…Virtual reality (VR) has become a frequently emphasized factor in literature with a cartographical research agenda (Çöltekin et al 2017;Griffin et al 2017;Virrantaus et al 2009; cf. also Huang et al 2018).…”

Section: Geovisualization Immersive Environmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Sound of Being There: Audiovisual Cartography with Immersive Virtual Environments

Hruby

2019

KN J. Cartogr. Geogr. Inf.

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In recent years, immersion has become a frequently emphasized factor in the geovisualization research agenda. A principal reason for this growing interest is the assumption that immersive virtual environments (IVE) facilitate the formation of spatial presence, generally understood as the sense of "being there". In a virtually mediated environment, the feeling of being there is of particular concern for cartographic ambitions, in terms of generating insights through geospatial representation. Current literature indicates that immersive VR systems stimulate the experience of spatial presence; however, this assumption is mainly based upon user studies in the visual communication channel. Moreover, research on IVE for geovisualization matters has to date been focused on visual-graphical rather than on auditive or even multisensory representations in virtual space. In this context, the present paper aims to evaluate the potential of audiovisual cartography with immersive virtual environments. Following a brief discussion of basic concepts, such as immersion, spatial presence and embodiment, we will integrate these aspects into a geovisualization immersion pipeline (GIP), as a framework with which to systematically link the technical and cognitive aspects of IVE. In the subsequent sections, we will examine this framework in the audio channel by analyzing how sound is implemented and perceived in GeoIVE. As we shall see, the positive effect of a combined audio-visual vs. exclusively visual presentation is supported by a series of user studies of sound effects, making audiovisual cartography with IVE a rich and worthwhile field of research. ZusammenfassungVirtuelle Realität (VR) und Immersion haben sich in den vergangenen Jahren auf der Forschungsagenda der Kartographie fest etabliert. Ein Hauptgrund dieses wachsenden Interesses ist die Annahme, dass immersive virtuelle Umgebungen räumliches Präsenzerleben induzieren, so dass sich Rezipient/inn/en in einer medialen Umgebung anwesend fühlen und Handlungsmöglichkeiten innerhalb derselben wahrnehmen. Für das grundsätzliche Ziel der Kartographie, raumbezogenes Wissen durch Repräsentationen zu vermitteln, ist das Phänomen räumlichen Präsenzerlebens von besonderem Interesse. Rezente Studien weisen zwar darauf hin, dass immersive VR-Systeme ein hohes Präsenzerleben erzeugen können, stützen sich dabei jedoch in erster Linie auf Untersuchungen des visuellen Kommunikationskanals. Ebenso hat sich die kartographische Erforschung immersiver Umgebungen bislang vor allem visuellen bzw. graphischen, weniger aber auditiven und multisensorischen Repräsentationsformen gewidmet. Vor diesem Hintergrund versucht der vorliegende Text, das Potenzial einer audiovisuellen Kartographie in immersiven virtuellen Umgebungen zu bewerten. Der einleitenden Diskussion zentraler Termini (z.B. Immersion, räumliches Präsenzerleben, Embodiment) folgt eine Verknüpfung dieser Schlüsselbegriffe innerhalb einer kartographischen Immersionspipeline -eine Modellvorstellung, die technische und kognitive Aspekte imme...

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Section: Geovisualization Immersive Environmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Sound of Being There: Audiovisual Cartography with Immersive Virtual Environments

Hruby

2019

KN J. Cartogr. Geogr. Inf.

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“…Develop and integrate design guidelines for interaction and representation in cartography the ICA that included an early round of position papers and two subsequent workshops to identify pressing themes and important research opportunities (Griffin, Robinson, & Roth, 2017). The set of opportunities include practical impediments to empirical research, emerging interdisciplinary recommendations to improve user studies, and key research needs specific to the study of interactive maps and visualizations.…”

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User studies in cartography: opportunities for empirical research on interactive maps and visualizations

Roth

Çöltekin

Delazari

et al. 2017

International Journal of Cartography

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The possibility of digital interactivity requires us to reenvision the map reader as the map user, and to address the perceptual, cognitive, cultural, and practical considerations that influence the user's experience with interactive maps and visualizations. In this article, we present an agenda for empirical research on this user and the interactive designs he or she employs. The research agenda is a result of a multi-stage discussion among international scholars facilitated by the International Cartographic Association that included an early round of position papers and two subsequent workshops to narrow into pressing themes and important research opportunities. The focus of our discussion is epistemological and reflects the wide interdisciplinary influences on user studies in cartography. The opportunities are presented as imperatives that cross basic research and user-centered design studies, and identify practical impediments to empirical research, emerging interdisciplinary recommendations to improve user studies, and key research needs specific to the study of interactive maps and visualizations.

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“…With more power shifting to the author-as-cartographer, cartographic research agendas (e.g. Griffin et al, 2017) should incorporate a long-term view on establishing ethical principles if cartography is to evolve as a discipline. Any ethical guidelines in cartography, therefore, need to be ruthlessly pragmatic to succeed and incorporate values of accuracy, openness and creativity.…”

Section: E D I T O R I a Lmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trust Me, I’m a Cartographer: Post-truth and the Problem of Acritical Cartography

Kent

2017

The Cartographic Journal

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Envisioning the future of cartographic research

Cited by 50 publications

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The Sound of Being There: Audiovisual Cartography with Immersive Virtual Environments

The Sound of Being There: Audiovisual Cartography with Immersive Virtual Environments

User studies in cartography: opportunities for empirical research on interactive maps and visualizations

Trust Me, I’m a Cartographer: Post-truth and the Problem of Acritical Cartography

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