Research issues in perception and user interfaces

Current visualization tools are capable but still require too much visualization knowledge on the user's part. This requirement restricts the user in what is possible. Nor do the tools take account of what is known regarding cognition and perception. The User Interface Working Group at ONR's Data Visualization Workshop focused on three things: presentation of information to best match human cognitive and perceptual capabilities, interactive tools and systems to facilitate creation and navigation of visualizations, and software system features to improve visualization tools