Chapter 13

The need for visualization in the Internet of Things

Abstract

This final chapter looks forward to set our sights on the future—how the world of data will change in the days ahead, and the important emerging (and especially visual) technologies that will pave the way to getting us there.

Keywords

Internet of Things (IoT)
big data
mobile
interaction
animation
streaming
wearable
playful data visualization
gamification
gameplay
personal visual analytics (PVA)

“Dreams about the future are always filled with gadgets.”

—Neil deGrasse Tyson

Data is powerful. It separates leaders from laggards and drives business disruption, transformation, and reinvention. Today’s fast acceleration of big data projects is putting data to work and already generating ...

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