Visualising Origin-Destination Data with Virtual Reality: Functional prototypes and a framework for continued VR research at the ITC faculty

This report documents the work done by the author in collaboration with researchers at the ITC faculty in Enschede to develop several functioning virtual reality (VR) movement data visualisation (DV/MDV) prototypes, and to develop a holistic, user centered framework for continued virtual reality data visualization (VRDV) research at the ITC. The project broadly follows a design science approach; with literature and state-of-the-art reviews being performed in parallel with iterative prototyping and user testing and requirement analysis. The project reaches several conclusions and recommendations for the ITC including a recommendation for sustained research in the field of VRDV (specifically VR movement data visualization) and development of a data visualisation→ VR roadmap tailored to the ITC’s specific workflow, empowering stakeholders to implement and test the VRDV research questions they develop.