Best Practices and Evaluation Methods for Narrative Information Visualizations: A Systematic Review

Andrea Lezcano Airaldi, Emanuel Irrazábal, Andrés Diaz Pace

2025

Abstract

Evaluating narrative visualizations presents unique challenges due to their integration of data and storytelling elements, making traditional assessment methods insufficient. This paper presents a systematic mapping study (SMS) aimed at identifying best practices for designing visualizations and the current evaluation methods used to assess them. It synthesizes 116 studies from 1984 to 2024, examining both traditional information visualizations and narrative visualizations. The study reveals that the application of best practices is highly context-dependent, with trade-offs between simplicity and comprehensiveness. Furthermore, it highlights the lack of standardized evaluation frameworks for narrative visualizations, as existing methods often fail to capture narrative elements. The paper contributes by offering a synthesis of design guidelines, laying the groundwork for future research focused on improving the evaluation of narrative visualizations.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Lezcano Airaldi A., Irrazábal E. and Diaz Pace A. (2025). Best Practices and Evaluation Methods for Narrative Information Visualizations: A Systematic Review. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE; ISBN 978-989-758-742-9, SciTePress, pages 378-389. DOI: 10.5220/0013202000003928

in Bibtex Style

@conference{enase25,
author={Andrea Lezcano Airaldi and Emanuel Irrazábal and Andrés Diaz Pace},
title={Best Practices and Evaluation Methods for Narrative Information Visualizations: A Systematic Review},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE},
year={2025},
pages={378-389},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013202000003928},
isbn={978-989-758-742-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE
TI - Best Practices and Evaluation Methods for Narrative Information Visualizations: A Systematic Review
SN - 978-989-758-742-9
AU - Lezcano Airaldi A.
AU - Irrazábal E.
AU - Diaz Pace A.
PY - 2025
SP - 378
EP - 389
DO - 10.5220/0013202000003928
PB - SciTePress