Reviving Static Charts into Live Charts

Understand

Data charts are prevalent across various fields due to their efficacy in conveying complex data relationships.

• However, static charts may sometimes struggle to engage readers and efficiently present intricate information, potentially resulting in limited understanding.
• We introduce "Live Charts," a new format of presentation that decomposes complex information within a chart and explains the information pieces sequentially through rich animations and accompanying audio narration.
• We propose an automated approach to revive static charts into Live Charts.