Two more postings about VIS 2016 last week! Wednesday got a lot of us talking, with the Death of SciVis panel. There were also more papers on a variety of topics. [Read more...] about VIS 2016 – Wednesday, Thursday: Papers and the Death of SciVis
Blog 2016
VIS 2016 – Tuesday
The official opening of the main conference was today, Tuesday. The conference is now in full swing until Friday. [Read more...] about VIS 2016 – Tuesday
VIS 2016 – Sunday, Monday: BELIV and Being Contrarian
The early part of IEEE VIS 2016 is already behind us. This includes many workshops, tutorials, as well as the Doctoral Colloquium. It has been an interesting three days (considering Saturday here as well). This posting is less a report as a number of observations from a several discussions and talks. [Read more...] about VIS 2016 – Sunday, Monday: BELIV and Being Contrarian
Common Speaking Mistakes To Avoid
Whenever I go to academic conferences, I have to sit through some terrible talks. It continues to amaze me that so many people make mistakes that are so easy to avoid. Here are a few I noticed just in the last two days.
A Treemap Chart Pie
After his recent early chart pie attempts, Ben Shneiderman has now achieved the ultimate in chart pie baking: a treemap chart pie. [Read more...] about A Treemap Chart Pie
IEEE VIS Pointers and Running
VIS is around the corner, taking place in Baltimore next week. Here are some pointers to a handful of interesting papers, as well as how to catch one of my live performances or attend the blogging and podcasting meetup – plus a reminder to bring your running shoes! [Read more...] about IEEE VIS Pointers and Running
The Winding Path of Data Analysis
Data analysis is not a straight-forward process: you try out lots of things, you go down a path that seems promising but then turns out to not work out, and suddenly you hit upon the thing you were looking for. [Read more...] about The Winding Path of Data Analysis
A Decade of EagerEyes
So here we are. 10 years. A decade. 3653 days. 452 postings. Some good stuff. Some bad stuff. Some terrible stuff. A decade is a long time. But its end is also just the beginning of the next one. [Read more...] about A Decade of EagerEyes
The EagerEyes Origin Story
Have you ever wondered where the weird name comes from, what the site was like before it was a blog, and how it all got started? This posting has all the answers. [Read more...] about The EagerEyes Origin Story
Why I Do This
Why spend countless hours writing a blog like this? What do I get out of it? What do I hope to accomplish? What is the purpose? [Read more...] about Why I Do This