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This chapter explains why involving the human is important when visually analyzing time and time-oriented data. Some general assertions will be made and basic interaction concepts introduced. The chapter also covers advanced interaction methods and goes beyond mouse and keyboard interaction.
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Aigner, W., Miksch, S., Schumann, H., Tominski, C. (2023). Involving the Human via Interaction. In: Visualization of Time-Oriented Data. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7527-8_5
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