Winds Through Time: Interactive Data Visualization and Physicalization for Paleoclimate Communication

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Main Authors: Hunter, David, Botin, Pablo, Snode-Brenneman, Emily, Stevermer, Amy, Hatheway, Becca, Amaya, Dillon, Goldstein, Eddie, Seltzer, Wayne A, Gross, Mark D, Karnauskas, Kris, Leithinger, Daniel, Do, Ellen Yi-Luen
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author Hunter, David
Botin, Pablo
Snode-Brenneman, Emily
Stevermer, Amy
Hatheway, Becca
Amaya, Dillon
Goldstein, Eddie
Seltzer, Wayne A
Gross, Mark D
Karnauskas, Kris
Leithinger, Daniel
Do, Ellen Yi-Luen
author_facet Hunter, David
Botin, Pablo
Snode-Brenneman, Emily
Stevermer, Amy
Hatheway, Becca
Amaya, Dillon
Goldstein, Eddie
Seltzer, Wayne A
Gross, Mark D
Karnauskas, Kris
Leithinger, Daniel
Do, Ellen Yi-Luen
contents We describe a multidisciplinary collaboration to iteratively design an interactive exhibit for a public science center on paleoclimate, the study of past climates. We created a data physicalisation of mountains and ice sheets that can be tangibly manipulated by visitors to interact with a wind simulation visualisation that demonstrates how the climate of North America differed dramatically between now and the peak of the last ice age. We detail the system for interaction and visualisation plus design choices to appeal to an audience that ranges from children to scientists and responds to site requirements.
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spellingShingle Winds Through Time: Interactive Data Visualization and Physicalization for Paleoclimate Communication
Hunter, David
Botin, Pablo
Snode-Brenneman, Emily
Stevermer, Amy
Hatheway, Becca
Amaya, Dillon
Goldstein, Eddie
Seltzer, Wayne A
Gross, Mark D
Karnauskas, Kris
Leithinger, Daniel
Do, Ellen Yi-Luen
Human-Computer Interaction
Multimedia
We describe a multidisciplinary collaboration to iteratively design an interactive exhibit for a public science center on paleoclimate, the study of past climates. We created a data physicalisation of mountains and ice sheets that can be tangibly manipulated by visitors to interact with a wind simulation visualisation that demonstrates how the climate of North America differed dramatically between now and the peak of the last ice age. We detail the system for interaction and visualisation plus design choices to appeal to an audience that ranges from children to scientists and responds to site requirements.
title Winds Through Time: Interactive Data Visualization and Physicalization for Paleoclimate Communication
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Multimedia
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13039