4 papers
DataSway: Vivifying Metaphoric Visualization with Animation Clip Generation and Coordination
Liwenhan Xie, Jiayi Zhou, Anyi Rao +2
Animating metaphoric visualizations brings data to life, enhancing the comprehension of abstract data encodings and fostering deeper engagement. However, creators face significant…
Collaposer: Transforming Photo Collections into Visual Assets for Storytelling with Collages
Jiayi Zhou, Liwenhan Xie, Jiaju Ma +3
Digital collage is an artistic practice that combines image cutouts to tell stories. However, preparing cutouts from a set of photos remains a tedious and time-consuming task. A fo…
"You'll Be Alice Adventuring in Wonderland!" Processes, Challenges, and Opportunities of Creating Animated Virtual Reality Stories
Lin-Ping Yuan, Feilin Han, Liwenhan Xie +3
Animated virtual reality (VR) stories, combining the presence of VR and the artistry of computer animation, offer a compelling way to deliver messages and evoke emotions. Motivated…
WaitGPT: Monitoring and Steering Conversational LLM Agent in Data Analysis with On-the-Fly Code Visualization
Liwenhan Xie, Chengbo Zheng, Haijun Xia +2
Large language models (LLMs) support data analysis through conversational user interfaces, as exemplified in OpenAI's ChatGPT (formally known as Advanced Data Analysis or Code Inte…