Slides from T.J. Jankun-Kelly's IEEE VisWeek 2012 presentation on visualization for games. Electronic games are starting to incorporate in-game telemetry that collects data about player, team, and community performance on a massive scale, and as data begins to accumulate, so does the demand for effectively analyzing this data. We use examples from both old and new games of different genres to explore the theory and design space of visualization for games. Drawing on these examples, we define a design space for this novel research topic and use it to formulate design patterns for how to best apply visualization technology to games. We then discuss the implications that this new framework will potentially have on the design and development of game and visualization technology in the future.

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7. Call of Duty: Black Ops—50k

8. Angry Birds—200,000 yrs of

9. Mass Effect
3

10. Every game you play is a source of data

11. World of Warcraft
2004

12. COD: Black Ops
2010

13. SimCity
1989

15. Framework of Vis in
Games

16. Framework of Vis in Design Patterns in
Games Games

17. Framework of Vis in Design Patterns in
Games Games

18. The Vis in Games
Framework

19. Primary Purpose
Target Audience
Temporal Usage
Visual Complexity
Immersion/
Integration

20. Primary Purpose
Target Audience
Temporal Usage
Visual Complexity
Immersion/
Integration

21. Temporal Usage
Continuous
SimCity
4

22. Temporal Usage
Intermittent
Civ 5

23. Temporal Usage
Retrospective
Halo:
Player Kills Reach

24. Temporal Usage
Retrospective
Player Deaths Halo:
Reach

25. Temporal Usage
Retrospective
Kills - Deaths Halo:
Reach

26. Temporal Usage
Prospective
XCOM: EU

27. Design Patterns for
Vis in Gaming

28. Heads-Up Display
Dragon Age
2
Primary Purpose: Status Target Audience: Player Temporal Usage: Continuou
Visual Complexity: Basic Immersion/Integration: Immersive or Informative/

29. Heads-Up Display
Doom
2
Primary Purpose: Status Target Audience: Player Temporal Usage: Continuou
Visual Complexity: Basic Immersion/Integration: Immersive or Informative/

30. Heads-Up Display
Angry
Birds
Primary Purpose: Status Target Audience: Player Temporal Usage: Continuou
Visual Complexity: Basic Immersion/Integration: Immersive or Informative/

31. Heads-Up Display
Mirrors
Edge
Primary Purpose: Status Target Audience: Player Temporal Usage: Continuou
Visual Complexity: Basic Immersion/Integration: Immersive or Informative/

32. Data in Time
Primary Purpose: Train/Comm. Target Audience: Player/Observer Temporal
Usage: Retrospective Visual Complexity: Intermediate Immersion/Integration

33. Data in Time
Starcraft
Primary Purpose: Train/Comm. Target Audience: Player/Observer Temporal
Usage: Retrospective Visual Complexity: Intermediate Immersion/Integration

34. Data in Time
Starcraft
Civilization 3
Primary Purpose: Train/Comm. Target Audience: Player/Observer Temporal
Usage: Retrospective Visual Complexity: Intermediate Immersion/Integration

35. Data in Time
Starcraft
COD:
BlOps
Civilization 3
Primary Purpose: Train/Comm. Target Audience: Player/Observer Temporal
Usage: Retrospective Visual Complexity: Intermediate Immersion/Integration

36. Implications

37. Benefits for Gaming

38. Benefits for Gaming

39. Benefits for Gaming

40. Benefits for Gaming

41. Benefits for Vis Research

42. Benefits for Vis Research

43. Benefits for Vis Research

44. Benefits for Vis Research

45. “Visualizing NFL football games,” http://www. [60] ——, Mass Effect 2. Electronic Arts, 2010.
aculty/healey/NFL viz/, 2008. [61] Maxis, Spore. Electronic Arts, 2008.
nd A. Canossa, “Towards gameplay analysis via [62] Splash Damage, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Activision, 2003.
rics,” in Proceedings of the International MindTrek [63] Visceral Games, Dead Space 2. Electronic Arts, 2011.
09, pp. 202–209. [64] Blizzard, World of Warcraft. Blizzard, 2004.
ttp://www.mochibot.com/. [65] Valve Corporation, Steam. Valve Corporation, 2003.
atistics & tracking,” http://nonoba.com/ [66] Bungie, Inc., Halo: Reach. Microsoft Game Studios, 2010.
atistics. [67] EA Canada, FIFA 10. EA Sports, 2009.
http://playtomic.com/. [68] Treyarch, Call of Duty: World at War. Activision, 2008.
ocial analytics,” http://www.kontagent.com/. [69] MicroProse, Civilization. MicroProse, 1991.
V. Gunn, E. Schuh, B. Phillips, R. J. Pagulayan, [70] Firaxis Games, Civilization III. Infogrames, 2001.
AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS, VOL. XX, NO. Y, MONTH 2012 14
on, “Tracking real-time user experience (TRUE): [71] Bullfrog, Populous. Electronic Arts, 1989.
ive instrumentation solution for complex sys- [72] ——, Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods. EA, 1991.
eedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors [73] id Software, Wolfenstein 3D. Apogee Software, 1992.
otball games,” http://www.
Systems, 2008, pp. 443–452. [60] ——, Mass Effect 2. ——, Doom. Arts, 2010.
[74] Electronic id Software, 1993.
Toward Visualization for
ools, “Telemetry profiling system,” Maxis,http: [75] Westwood Studios, Dune II: Battle for Arrakis. Virgin, 1992.
viz/, 2008. [61] 2010, Spore. Electronic Arts, 2008.
metools.com/telemetry.htm. [62] Splash Damage, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Humans. Blizzard, 1994.
wards gameplay analysis via [76] Blizzard, Warcraft: Orcs & Activision, 2003.
logging: Data collection on the high seas,” Games, Dead Space 2. Electronic Arts, 2011.
of the International MindTrek [63] Visceral in [77] ——, StarCraft. Blizzard, 1998.
the Game Developers Conference, 2007. Blizzard, World of Warcraft. Blizzard, 2004.of Liberty. Blizzard, 2010.
[64] [78] ——, StarCraft II: Wings
, S. Shodhan, and M. Twardos, [65] Valve Corporation, S2 Games, Heroes of Newerth. 2003. Games, 2010.
ot.com/. “Spore API: ac- [79] Steam. Valve Corporation, S2
ue database of player creativity,” in SIGGRAPH Halo: Reach. Microsoft of Camelot. Mythic Entertainment, 2001.
ng,” http://nonoba.com/ [66] Bungie, Inc., [80] Mythic, Dark Age Game Studios, 2010.
[67] EA Canada, FIFA 10. EA Sports, 2009.
[81] ——, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. EA Games, 2008.
m/. data,” http://thevioletpiece.com/spore/. [82] CCP Games, War. Online. CCP Games, 2003.
Spore [68] Treyarch, Call of Duty: World at EVE Activision, 2008.
d M. Masuch, “Action summary forMicroProse, Civilization. MicroProse, 1991. 11. EA Sports, 2010.
p://www.kontagent.com/. [69] computer [83] EA Tiburon, Madden NFL
Games:
B. Phillips, R.spectator modes and summaries,” [84] MicroProse, Formula One Grand Prix. MicroProse, 1992.
ing action for J. Pagulayan, [70] Firaxis Games, Civilization III. Infogrames, 2001.
methe International Conference on Application and [85] Criterion Games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. EA Games, 2010.
of user experience (TRUE): [71] Bullfrog, Populous. Electronic Arts, 1989.
Computer for complex pp. 124–132. ——, Populous[86]Trials of the Olympian Gods. EA, 1991.1996.
solution Games, 2003, sys- [72] II: id Software, Quake. GT Interactive,
G. Humphreys, and M. Agrawala, “Visualizing Wolfenstein 3D. Dragon Age II. Electronic Arts, 2011.
Conference on Human Factors [73] id Software, [87] Bioware, Apogee Software, 1992.
[74] ——, Doom. [88] Blizzard North, Diablo II. Blizzard, 2001.
43–452. in multi-user virtual environments,” in id Software, 1993.
ehaviors
the IEEE Conference on Visualization, 2004, pp. Studios,Infinity Ward, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Activision, 2009.
ofiling system,” 2010, http: [75] Westwood [89] Dune II: Battle for Arrakis. Virgin, 1992.
etry.htm. [76] Blizzard, Warcraft: Orcs & Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Electronic Arts, 2010.
[90] DICE, Humans. Blizzard, 1994.
ction on the highIeronutti, “VU-Flow: A StarCraft. Blizzard, 1998. Fit. Nintendo, 2007.
. Ranon, and L. seas,” in [77] ——, visu- [91] Nintendo, Wii
Theory, Design Space, and
for analyzing navigation in virtual environ-
Conference, 2007. [78] ——, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. Blizzard, 2010.
M. Twardos, on Visualization and Computer Graph- Heroes of Newerth. S2 Games, 2010.
Transactions “Spore API: ac- [79] S2 Games,
er6, pp. 1475–1485, Nov./Dec. 2006. Mythic, Dark Age of Camelot. Mythic Entertainment, 2001.
. creativity,” in SIGGRAPH [80]
s and K. Iizuka, “Visualization[81]online-game
of ——, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. EA Games, 2008.
on their action behaviors,”
/thevioletpiece.com/spore/. International Journal EVE Online. CCP Games, 2003.
[82] CCP Games, Brian Bowman is a senior undergraduate
ion Technology, 2008.
amessummary for computer [83] EA Tiburon, Madden NFL 11. EA Sports, 2010.Computer Engineering at Purdue
student in
s, M. Kurashige, and K.-T. Chen, “Detection of Formula One Grand Prix.University in West Lafayette, IN, USA. He will
ator modes and summaries,” [84] MicroProse, MicroProse, 1992.
clustering of online-game players,” International
Conference on Application and [85] Criterion Games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. EA Games, 2010. in Spring 2012.
be graduating from Purdue
ual Reality, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 11–16, 2007.Software, Quake. GT Interactive, He is a member of IEEE-HKN. He probably
003, pp. 124–132. [86] id 1996.
A. Brown, and P. Drennan, “The[87] Bioware, Dragon Age II. Electronic Arts, 2011.
M. Agrawala, “Visualizing gameplay visu- plays too many video games.
Brian Bowman, Niklas Elmqvist, T.J. Jankun-Kelly
er virtual environments,” in and visualization
festo: a framework for logging [88] Blizzard North, Diablo II. Blizzard, 2001.
eeplay data,” Computers in Entertainment, vol.Ward, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Activision, 2009.
on Visualization, 2004, pp. [89] Infinity 5,
[90] DICE, Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Electronic Arts, 2010.
ayer dossiers: Analyzing gameplay data as a re-Wii Fit. Nintendo, 2007.
ronutti, “VU-Flow: A visu- [91] Nintendo,
igation in virtual environ- Research, vol. 11,
tional Journal of Computer Game
11.lization and Computer Graph-
os, F. Kivran-Swaine, and M. Naaman, “Playable
Nov./Dec. 2006.
rizing the design space of game-y infographics,”
Visualization of online-game
aviors,” ACM Conference on Human Factors in
of the International Journal
Brian Bowman is Niklas Elmqvist is an assistant professor
a senior undergraduate
tems, 2011.
8.
“Leaderboards “Detection of student in Computer Engineering at Purdue
in the School of Electrical and Computer
d K.-T. Chen, can suck it! five better ideas for University in West Lafayette, IN, USA. He willUniversity in West
Engineering at Purdue
me data,” in Proceedings of
-game players,” Internationalthe Game Developers
10.3, pp. 11–16, 2007. be graduating fromLafayette,inIN, USA. He was previously a
Purdue Spring 2012.
o. He is a member ofpostdoctoral He probablyat INRIA in Paris,
IEEE-HKN. researcher
M. Wattenberg, “Stacked graphs - geometry
ennan, “The gameplay visu-
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer plays too many video games.
France. He received his Ph.D. in 2006
or logging and visualization from Chalmers University of Technology in
14, no. Entertainment, vol. 5,
ters in 6, pp. 1245–1252, 2008.
amers mimic the season’s ups and downs,” The ¨
Goteborg, Sweden. He is a member of the
s, Feb. 2011. IEEE and the Computer Society. In another
zing gameplay data as a re- life, he is a wizard, assassin, or knight in
dputer Game Research,structure of the information
J. Mackinlay, “The vol. 11,
design space,” in Proceedings of the IEEE Sympo- whatever game currently takes his fancy.
,ation M. Naaman, “Playable 92–99.
and Visualization, 1997, pp.
ologie graphique: Les diagrammes - Les r´seaux - Les
ace of game-y infographics,” e
rance, on Human Factors in
rence 1967.
S. Ishakawa, and M. Silverstein, A Pattern Niklas Elmqvist is an assistant professor
ns, Buildings,better ideas for New York: Oxford T.J. Jankun-Kelly is an associate Professor
in the School of Electrical and Computer
suck it! five Construction.
ss, 1977.
dings of the Game Developers Engineering at Purdue University in West engineering within
of computer science and
m, http://www.machinima.com/. Lafayette, IN, USA. He was previously a College of En-
the James Worth Bagley
gineering, Mississippi State University, MS,
postdoctoral researcher at INRIA in Paris,
Stacked graphs - geometry
n Visualization and Computer France. He received his Ph.D. in 2006at at the intersec-
USA. His research lies

46. “Visualizing NFL football games,” http://www. [60] ——, Mass Effect 2. Electronic Arts, 2010.
aculty/healey/NFL viz/, 2008. [61] Maxis, Spore. Electronic Arts, 2008.
nd A. Canossa, “Towards gameplay analysis via [62] Splash Damage, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Activision, 2003.
rics,” in Proceedings of the International MindTrek [63] Visceral Games, Dead Space 2. Electronic Arts, 2011.
09, pp. 202–209. [64] Blizzard, World of Warcraft. Blizzard, 2004.
ttp://www.mochibot.com/. [65] Valve Corporation, Steam. Valve Corporation, 2003.
atistics & tracking,” http://nonoba.com/ [66] Bungie, Inc., Halo: Reach. Microsoft Game Studios, 2010.
atistics. [67] EA Canada, FIFA 10. EA Sports, 2009.
http://playtomic.com/. [68] Treyarch, Call of Duty: World at War. Activision, 2008.
ocial analytics,” http://www.kontagent.com/. [69] MicroProse, Civilization. MicroProse, 1991.
V. Gunn, E. Schuh, B. Phillips, R. J. Pagulayan, [70] Firaxis Games, Civilization III. Infogrames, 2001.
AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS, VOL. XX, NO. Y, MONTH 2012 14
on, “Tracking real-time user experience (TRUE): [71] Bullfrog, Populous. Electronic Arts, 1989.
ive instrumentation solution for complex sys- [72] ——, Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods. EA, 1991.
eedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors [73] id Software, Wolfenstein 3D. Apogee Software, 1992.
otball games,” http://www.
Systems, 2008, pp. 443–452. [60] ——, Mass Effect 2. ——, Doom. Arts, 2010.
[74] Electronic id Software, 1993.
Toward Visualization for
ools, “Telemetry profiling system,” Maxis,http: [75] Westwood Studios, Dune II: Battle for Arrakis. Virgin, 1992.
viz/, 2008. [61] 2010, Spore. Electronic Arts, 2008.
metools.com/telemetry.htm. [62] Splash Damage, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Humans. Blizzard, 1994.
wards gameplay analysis via [76] Blizzard, Warcraft: Orcs & Activision, 2003.
logging: Data collection on the high seas,” Games, Dead Space 2. Electronic Arts, 2011.
of the International MindTrek [63] Visceral in [77] ——, StarCraft. Blizzard, 1998.
the Game Developers Conference, 2007. Blizzard, World of Warcraft. Blizzard, 2004.of Liberty. Blizzard, 2010.
[64] [78] ——, StarCraft II: Wings
, S. Shodhan, and M. Twardos, [65] Valve Corporation, S2 Games, Heroes of Newerth. 2003. Games, 2010.
ot.com/. “Spore API: ac- [79] Steam. Valve Corporation, S2
ue database of player creativity,” in SIGGRAPH Halo: Reach. Microsoft of Camelot. Mythic Entertainment, 2001.
ng,” http://nonoba.com/ [66] Bungie, Inc., [80] Mythic, Dark Age Game Studios, 2010.
[67] EA Canada, FIFA 10. EA Sports, 2009.
[81] ——, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. EA Games, 2008.
m/. data,” http://thevioletpiece.com/spore/. [82] CCP Games, War. Online. CCP Games, 2003.
Spore [68] Treyarch, Call of Duty: World at EVE Activision, 2008.
d M. Masuch, “Action summary forMicroProse, Civilization. MicroProse, 1991. 11. EA Sports, 2010.
p://www.kontagent.com/. [69] computer [83] EA Tiburon, Madden NFL
Games:
B. Phillips, R.spectator modes and summaries,” [84] MicroProse, Formula One Grand Prix. MicroProse, 1992.
ing action for J. Pagulayan, [70] Firaxis Games, Civilization III. Infogrames, 2001.
methe International Conference on Application and [85] Criterion Games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. EA Games, 2010.
of user experience (TRUE): [71] Bullfrog, Populous. Electronic Arts, 1989.
Computer for complex pp. 124–132. ——, Populous[86]Trials of the Olympian Gods. EA, 1991.1996.
solution Games, 2003, sys- [72] II: id Software, Quake. GT Interactive,
G. Humphreys, and M. Agrawala, “Visualizing Wolfenstein 3D. Dragon Age II. Electronic Arts, 2011.
Conference on Human Factors [73] id Software, [87] Bioware, Apogee Software, 1992.
[74] ——, Doom. [88] Blizzard North, Diablo II. Blizzard, 2001.
43–452. in multi-user virtual environments,” in id Software, 1993.
ehaviors
the IEEE Conference on Visualization, 2004, pp. Studios,Infinity Ward, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Activision, 2009.
ofiling system,” 2010, http: [75] Westwood [89] Dune II: Battle for Arrakis. Virgin, 1992.
etry.htm. [76] Blizzard, Warcraft: Orcs & Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Electronic Arts, 2010.
[90] DICE, Humans. Blizzard, 1994.
ction on the highIeronutti, “VU-Flow: A StarCraft. Blizzard, 1998. Fit. Nintendo, 2007.
. Ranon, and L. seas,” in [77] ——, visu- [91] Nintendo, Wii
Theory, Design Space, and
for analyzing navigation in virtual environ-
Conference, 2007. [78] ——, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. Blizzard, 2010.
M. Twardos, on Visualization and Computer Graph- Heroes of Newerth. S2 Games, 2010.
Transactions “Spore API: ac- [79] S2 Games,
er6, pp. 1475–1485, Nov./Dec. 2006. Mythic, Dark Age of Camelot. Mythic Entertainment, 2001.
. creativity,” in SIGGRAPH [80]
s and K. Iizuka, “Visualization[81]online-game
of ——, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. EA Games, 2008.
on their action behaviors,”
/thevioletpiece.com/spore/. International Journal EVE Online. CCP Games, 2003.
[82] CCP Games, Brian Bowman is a senior undergraduate
ion Technology, 2008.
amessummary for computer [83] EA Tiburon, Madden NFL 11. EA Sports, 2010.Computer Engineering at Purdue
student in
s, M. Kurashige, and K.-T. Chen, “Detection of Formula One Grand Prix.University in West Lafayette, IN, USA. He will
ator modes and summaries,” [84] MicroProse, MicroProse, 1992.
clustering of online-game players,” International
Conference on Application and [85] Criterion Games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. EA Games, 2010. in Spring 2012.
be graduating from Purdue
ual Reality, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 11–16, 2007.Software, Quake. GT Interactive, He is a member of IEEE-HKN. He probably
003, pp. 124–132. [86] id 1996.
A. Brown, and P. Drennan, “The[87] Bioware, Dragon Age II. Electronic Arts, 2011.
M. Agrawala, “Visualizing gameplay visu- plays too many video games.
Brian Bowman, Niklas Elmqvist, T.J. Jankun-Kelly
er virtual environments,” in and visualization
festo: a framework for logging [88] Blizzard North, Diablo II. Blizzard, 2001.
eeplay data,” Computers in Entertainment, vol.Ward, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Activision, 2009.
on Visualization, 2004, pp. [89] Infinity 5,
[90] DICE, Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Electronic Arts, 2010.
ayer dossiers: Analyzing gameplay data as a re-Wii Fit. Nintendo, 2007.
ronutti, “VU-Flow: A visu- [91] Nintendo,
igation in virtual environ- Research, vol. 11,
tional Journal of Computer Game
11.lization and Computer Graph-
os, F. Kivran-Swaine, and M. Naaman, “Playable
Nov./Dec. 2006.
rizing the design space of game-y infographics,”
Visualization of online-game
aviors,” ACM Conference on Human Factors in
of the International Journal
Brian Bowman is Niklas Elmqvist is an assistant professor
a senior undergraduate
tems, 2011.
8.
“Leaderboards “Detection of student in Computer Engineering at Purdue
in the School of Electrical and Computer
d K.-T. Chen, can suck it! five better ideas for University in West Lafayette, IN, USA. He willUniversity in West
Engineering at Purdue
me data,” in Proceedings of
-game players,” Internationalthe Game Developers
10.3, pp. 11–16, 2007. be graduating fromLafayette,inIN, USA. He was previously a
Purdue Spring 2012.
o. He is a member ofpostdoctoral He probablyat INRIA in Paris,
IEEE-HKN. researcher
M. Wattenberg, “Stacked graphs - geometry
ennan, “The gameplay visu-
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer plays too many video games.
France. He received his Ph.D. in 2006
or logging and visualization from Chalmers University of Technology in
14, no. Entertainment, vol. 5,
ters in 6, pp. 1245–1252, 2008.
amers mimic the season’s ups and downs,” The ¨
Goteborg, Sweden. He is a member of the
s, Feb. 2011. IEEE and the Computer Society. In another
zing gameplay data as a re- life, he is a wizard, assassin, or knight in
dputer Game Research,structure of the information
J. Mackinlay, “The vol. 11,
whatever game currently takes his fancy.
design space,” in Proceedings of the IEEE Sympo-
,ation M. Naaman, “Playable 92–99.
and Visualization, 1997, pp.
ologie graphique: Les diagrammes - Les r´seaux - Les
e
Watched a (fun) talk!
ace of game-y infographics,”
rance, on Human Factors in
rence 1967.
S. Ishakawa, and M. Silverstein, A Pattern Niklas Elmqvist is an assistant professor
ns, Buildings,better ideas for New York: Oxford T.J. Jankun-Kelly is an associate Professor
in the School of Electrical and Computer
suck it! five Construction.
ss, 1977.
dings of the Game Developers Engineering at Purdue University in West engineering within
of computer science and
m, http://www.machinima.com/. Lafayette, IN, USA. He was previously a College of En-
the James Worth Bagley
gineering, Mississippi State University, MS,
postdoctoral researcher at INRIA in Paris,
Stacked graphs - geometry
n Visualization and Computer France. He received his Ph.D. in 2006at at the intersec-
USA. His research lies