Data Characters is introduced, a visualization approach that represents affective content in journaling through human-like characters and investigates the potential of character-based representations for conveying affective experiences and explores what visual encodings emerge through customization.
Abstract
Journaling is a common practice for emotional expression, reflection, and processing. However, as entries accumulate, it can become difficult to interpret and compare their affective content, especially since traditional text-based analyses and visualizations often struggle to convey affective nuance. We introduce Data Characters, a visualization approach that represents affective content in journaling through human-like characters. Using a customizable Data Character as a design probe, we investigate the potential of character-based representations for conveying affective experiences and explore what visual encodings emerge through customization. Preliminary walkthroughs with two participants demonstrate the intuitiveness and feasibility of the approach. This work contributes an exploratory approach to studying how affective experiences can be visually represented and encoded through anthropomorphic forms.
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