We argue that visualization research has overwhelmingly focused on users from the economically developed world. However, billions of people around the world are rapidly emerging as new users of information technology. Most of the next billion users of visualization technologies will come from parts of the world that are extremely populous but historically ignored by the visualization research community. Their needs may be different to the types of users that researchers have targeted in the past, but, at the same time, they may have even more to gain in terms of access to data potentially affecting their quality of life. We propose a call to action for the visualization community to identify opportunities and use cases where users can benefit from visualization; develop universal design principles; extend evaluations by including the general population; and engage with a wider global population.

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下一个十亿可视化用户

我们认为，可视化研究绝大多数都集中在经济发达世界的用户身上。然而，全球数十亿人正迅速成为信息技术的新用户。下一个 10 亿可视化技术用户将来自世界上人口众多但历史上被可视化研究界忽视的地区。他们的需求可能与研究人员过去所针对的用户类型不同，但与此同时，他们在访问可能影响他们生活质量的数据方面可能需要更多。我们建议可视化社区采取行动，以识别用户可以从可视化中受益的机会和用例；制定通用设计原则；通过包括一般人群来扩展评估；并与更广泛的全球人口接触。