Character-Centric Literary Visualisations

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Study I Visualisations

Visualisations developed to understand the pipeline to create a character-centric literary visualisation technique. The anonymised versions were used in a task-based evaluation to determine suitability of the visual encodings for completing a set of general character analysis tasks.

Popular Novels

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Popular Novels Anonymised

Visualisation A

Visualisation B

Study II Visualisations

Aesthetic and functional enhancements made to the original layout, including the addition of plot and genre elements, highlighted quotes, full text access, toggle-able simplified view, and more! These were used in a book-club scenario focus group evaluation to determine how the visualisations can be integrated into casual book discussions.

Detective Fiction Novels

A Study in Scarlet

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Science Fiction Novels

The Stainless Steel Rat

The Time Traders

Design Artefacts by Natalie House, 2024