Visualization of African knowledge to embody the spirit of African storytelling

Judy Van Biljon; Karen Renaud; Bester Chimbo

doi:10.1145/3283458.3283496

Visualization of African knowledge to embody the spirit of African storytelling

Judy Van Biljon, Karen Renaud, Bester Chimbo

Computer And Information Sciences

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

Abstract

Storytelling is part of the knowledge creation and transfer tradition and constitutes the knowledge base of many African cultures. Visualization, as a means of knowledge creation and transfer, goes back to the origins of human communication and provides a mechanism for extending and enhancing human cognitive capacity. Technological advances have made the consumption and creation of visualizations easier and more accessible. However, the connection between storytelling and the visualization of African knowledge has not been explored in depth, particularly not from the perspective of benchmarks and standards. Knowledge is context specific, and knowledge visualization guidelines need to be developed and validated within specific contexts too. Cross-cultural studies expose Western biases in design, as well as incorrect assumptions about the universality of concepts, methods, theories and models, which have led to inappropriate decisions. This workshop aims to focus on this gap in the literature by exploring the visualization of knowledge generated through storytelling, and then benchmarking the visualizations based on African context-specific guidelines.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2nd African Conference for Human Computer Interaction
Subtitle of host publication	Thriving Communities, AfriCHI 2018
Editors	Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Izak van Zyl, Naska Goagoses, Dharm Singh Jat, Elefelious G. Belay, Rita Orji, Anicia Peters
Place of Publication	New York, United States
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	271-272
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450365581
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3283458.3283496
Publication status	Published - 3 Dec 2018
Event	2nd African Conference for Human Computer Interaction - Windhoek, Namibia Duration: 3 Dec 2018 → 7 Dec 2018 http://ww1.africhi.net/

Conference

Conference	2nd African Conference for Human Computer Interaction
Abbreviated title	AfriCHI 2018
Country	Namibia
City	Windhoek
Period	3/12/18 → 7/12/18
Internet address	http://ww1.africhi.net/

Keywords

African storytelling
human-centered computing
visualization
visualization design and evaluation methods

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Van Biljon, J., Renaud, K., & Chimbo, B. (2018). Visualization of African knowledge to embody the spirit of African storytelling. In H. Winschiers-Theophilus, I. van Zyl, N. Goagoses, D. Singh Jat, E. G. Belay, R. Orji, & A. Peters (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2nd African Conference for Human Computer Interaction: Thriving Communities, AfriCHI 2018 (pp. 271-272). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3283458.3283496

Van Biljon, Judy ; Renaud, Karen ; Chimbo, Bester. / Visualization of African knowledge to embody the spirit of African storytelling. Proceedings of the 2nd African Conference for Human Computer Interaction: Thriving Communities, AfriCHI 2018. editor / Heike Winschiers-Theophilus ; Izak van Zyl ; Naska Goagoses ; Dharm Singh Jat ; Elefelious G. Belay ; Rita Orji ; Anicia Peters. New York, United States : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. pp. 271-272

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Van Biljon, J, Renaud, K & Chimbo, B 2018, Visualization of African knowledge to embody the spirit of African storytelling. in H Winschiers-Theophilus, I van Zyl, N Goagoses, D Singh Jat, EG Belay, R Orji & A Peters (eds), Proceedings of the 2nd African Conference for Human Computer Interaction: Thriving Communities, AfriCHI 2018. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, United States, pp. 271-272, 2nd African Conference for Human Computer Interaction, Windhoek, Namibia, 3/12/18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3283458.3283496

Visualization of African knowledge to embody the spirit of African storytelling. / Van Biljon, Judy; Renaud, Karen; Chimbo, Bester.

Proceedings of the 2nd African Conference for Human Computer Interaction: Thriving Communities, AfriCHI 2018. ed. / Heike Winschiers-Theophilus; Izak van Zyl; Naska Goagoses; Dharm Singh Jat; Elefelious G. Belay; Rita Orji; Anicia Peters. New York, United States : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. p. 271-272.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

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Van Biljon J, Renaud K, Chimbo B. Visualization of African knowledge to embody the spirit of African storytelling. In Winschiers-Theophilus H, van Zyl I, Goagoses N, Singh Jat D, Belay EG, Orji R, Peters A, editors, Proceedings of the 2nd African Conference for Human Computer Interaction: Thriving Communities, AfriCHI 2018. New York, United States: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2018. p. 271-272 https://doi.org/10.1145/3283458.3283496