Abstract

Visualization research methods help us study how visualization systems are used in complex real-world scenarios. One such widely used method is the interview — researchers asking participants specific questions to enrich their understanding. In this work, we introduce the pair-interview technique as a method that relies on two interviewers with specific and delineated roles, instead of one. Pair-interviewing focuses on the mechanics of conducting semistructured interviews as a pair, and complements other existing visualization interview techniques. Based on a synthesis of the experiences and reflections of researchers in four diverse studies who used pair-interviewing, we outline recommendations for when and how to use pair-interviewing within visualization research studies.

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Acknowledgements

Thank you to Devin Lange, Jimmy Moore, Haihan Lin, Max Lisnic, Conny Walchshofer, and Vaishali Dhanoa for taking the time to reflect and respond to our questions and for encouraging us to write this paper. We also thank our anonymous reviewers for their engagement with, and feedback on our work. This work is funded by the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

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