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
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84930337714 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84930337714
STARS Citation
Stephens, Sonia H.; DeLorme, Denise E.; and Hagen, Scott C., "Evaluating The Utility And Communicative Effectiveness Of An Interactive Sea-Level Rise Viewer Through Stakeholder Engagement" (2015). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 705.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/705