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- Explaining the Gap: Visualizing One’s Predictions Improves Recall and Comprehension of Data | by UW Interactive Data Lab | HCI & Design at UW | Medium
Participants who were prompted to predict and/or explain the data recalled the individual data points 24% more accurately than participants who just examined the data but didn’t explicitly predict or explain. More interestingly, if these techniques were prompted sequentially (e.g., predicting first, then explain, predicting first, then examine feedback) the techniques enhanced the ability to recall the trend of the data 21% more than participants who weren’t prompted. These effects were reliable as determined by statistical tests.
- Vox Media has built a visual way to experience podcasts. It’s accessible to deaf audiences — and gorgeous. » Nieman Journalism Lab
features we built for More Than This, we wanted to elevate the experience of a transcript, by making it more visual by translating the emotions, pacing, and atmosphere of the podcast into a visual medium,” said Annu Subramanian, supervising producer of audio at Vox Creative.
The accessibility-friendly experience was inspired by musician Mandy Harvey, featured in the first episode, who lost her hearing as a music student in college. The transcripts – art directed by Lauren O’Connell and designed by Uy Tieu — use visuals to convey pauses and other moments of inflection.