Evaluating The Utility And Communicative Effectiveness Of An Interactive Sea-Level Rise Viewer Through Stakeholder Engagement

Keywords

computer-mediated communication; data visualization; sea-level rise; usability

Abstract

The design of interactive applications for online communication is an ongoing area of research within technical communication. This study reports on the development of an interactive sea-level rise (SLR) viewer, a data visualization tool that communicates about the potential effects of SLR along coastlines. It describes the formative evaluation of a location-specific SLR viewer created via integral stakeholder engagement. Participants performed a series of tasks, answered questions about the tool's usability and communicative effectiveness, and made suggestions for ways to improve its application to desired tasks. The authors discuss the implications of this study for visual risk communication and make recommendations for others developing similar interactive data visualization tools with audience input.

Publication Date

7-4-2015

Publication Title

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volume

29

Issue

3

Number of Pages

314-343

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1050651915573963

Socpus ID

84930337714 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84930337714

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