@article{PomeranceBoydDoerk, author = {Pomerance, Jona and Boyd, Andrew and D{\"o}rk, Marian}, title = {Navigating and Narrating Interactive Flowcharts}, series = {Journal of Visualization and Interaction}, journal = {Journal of Visualization and Interaction}, address = {Aalborg}, organization = {Aalborg University Open Publishing}, issn = {2794-5502}, doi = {10.54337/jovi.v1i1.8418}, pages = {11}, abstract = {Introduction. While the nonlinear and interconnected nature of flowcharts makes them well-suited for representing and communicating complex narratives, flowcharts can appear impersonal, unapproachable, and disorienting, especially with a large number of elements. We propose an interaction technique for flowcharts that combines the narrative depth of linear storytelling with the autonomy of open-ended exploration. Related Work. This research builds on existing research on interactivity in data visualizations, sonic approaches to representing data, and flowcharts as a usually static genre of node-link diagrams conveying the structure and dynamics of nonlinear systems. Design. We introduce a flowchart interface that integrates audio narration, progressive disclosure, and animated transitions with interactive capabilities for navigating the content of the narration and flowchart. Readers of the interactive flowchart can choose between narrated or exploratory perspectives, switching between linear and nonlinear readings of the chart. Demonstration. We illustrate the technique's design principles using the case study "I Want a Better Catastrophe", a flowchart taking viewers on a journey through the diverging paths of our climate predicament. Evaluation. We study the potential of the technique by analyzing the reception of the case study through a feedback survey and anonymous activity logs, and by reflecting on the authoring of further interactive flowchart projects using an open-source template in the context of a university design course. Conclusion. The results of the evaluation demonstrate the potential of an interactive flowchart that combines linear storytelling and open-ended exploration. Additionally, several directions for further development as well as new design opportunities emerge from the project. We believe the outlined technique underscores a more general potential for the harmonization and integration of narrative and exploratory approaches into data visualizations.}, subject = {Flussdiagramm}, language = {en} } @article{Dametto, author = {Dametto, Diego}, title = {Consensus and fragmentation in affective culture}, series = {The Journal of Mathematical Sociology}, journal = {The Journal of Mathematical Sociology}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {0022-250x}, doi = {10.1080/0022250x.2026.2659375}, pages = {31}, abstract = {Affect Control Theory (ACT) posits that the micro-foundation of the social order lies in affective meanings consensually shared within a culture. This study challenges the assumption of consensus in affective culture by integrating ACT with Cultural Consensus Theory and sociological perspectives, offering a view of affective culture as both consensual and fragmented. Using Bayesian methods and data from surveys conducted in France and Germany, the analysis reveals that despite broad consensus, systematic patterns of fragmentation emerge, particularly in the evaluation dimension, which interacts with potency and activity. Moreover, the study shows that cultural competence varies across social positions, reflecting broader social dynamics. These findings advance ACT research methodologically and contribute to understanding how cultural consensus and fragmentation interact in the affective culture.}, subject = {Affektivlogik}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BoribunHeidmannHornecker, author = {Boribun, Wisanukorn and Heidmann, Frank and Hornecker, Eva}, title = {Seeing Thinking with the Abacus}, series = {CHI '26 : Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems}, booktitle = {CHI '26 : Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems}, editor = {Oliver, Nuria and Shamma, David A. and Candello, Heloisa and Cesar, Pablo and Lopes, Pedro and Bozzon, Alessandro and Kosch, Thomas and Liao, Vera and Ma, Xiaojuan and Artizzu, Valentino and Draxler, Fiona and L{\´o}pez, Gustavo and Reinschluessel, Anke V. and Tong, Xin and Toups Dugas, Phoebe O.}, address = {New York}, organization = {Association for Computing Machinery}, isbn = {979-8-4007-2278-3}, doi = {10.1145/3772363.379851}, pages = {5}, abstract = {As accuracy and performance increasingly dominate interactive systems, the temporal processes through which human understanding develops often recede into the background. Reasoning unfolds gradually through action, inspection, hesitation, and revision. In this paper, we investigate how embodied reasoning during physical calculation can be made perceptible by attending to how people act, look, and pause while interacting with a material artifact. We present a hybrid sensing prototype centered on a physical abacus that combines gaze, head movement, and bead manipulation to respond to moments of inspection as they emerge. Rather than displaying information continuously or inferring cognitive states, the system briefly surfaces numerical feedback when interaction patterns indicate checking or reflection. Findings suggest that usefulness depended less on what information was shown and more on when it appeared. We argue for interaction aligned with human sense-making rhythms, in which system responses follow observable reasoning activity without directing or accelerating it.}, subject = {Abakus}, language = {en} } @incollection{Malcovati, author = {Malcovati, Silvia}, title = {Projekte f{\"u}r die Europ{\"a}ische Stadt}, series = {Trieste : Hafen der Kulturen / Trieste : porto di culture}, booktitle = {Trieste : Hafen der Kulturen / Trieste : porto di culture}, editor = {Brands, Ludger}, address = {Potsdam}, organization = {Fachhochschule Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-947796-15-1}, pages = {10 -- 14}, subject = {Europa}, language = {de} } @incollection{MaglioMalcovati, author = {Maglio, Andrea and Malcovati, Silvia}, title = {Termalismo, turismo e architettura. I progetti di Ignazio Gardella per Ischia}, series = {Le citt{\`a} di Igiea : Luoghi termali tra memoria e progetto}, booktitle = {Le citt{\`a} di Igiea : Luoghi termali tra memoria e progetto}, editor = {D'Amia, Giovanna and Faroldi, Emilio and Vettori, Maria Pilar}, address = {Milan}, organization = {SilvanaEditoriale}, isbn = {9788836657476}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Potsdam}, pages = {117 -- 132}, subject = {Gardella, Ignazio}, language = {it} } @incollection{MalcovatiZedda, author = {Malcovati, Silvia and Zedda, Ilaria Maria}, title = {The reconstruction of Berlin}, series = {res urbanae : a look at cities under reconstruction}, booktitle = {res urbanae : a look at cities under reconstruction}, editor = {Diener, Amandine and Dieudonn{\´e}, Patrick and Lippert, Hans-Georg and de Puineuf, Sonia and Zaschke, Kerstin and Zem{\´a}nkov{\´a}, Helena}, publisher = {Thelem Universit{\"a}tsverlag und Buchhandlung}, address = {Dresden}, isbn = {978-3-95908-660-8}, doi = {10.25368/2024.232}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Potsdam}, pages = {80 -- 89}, abstract = {Since the 1950s, Berlin's centre has been a laboratory for urban reconstruction. After the projects designed and built in the Berlin divided by the Wall between the 1960s and 80s and the ones designed after the reunification of the city in 1989, the central areas of the German capital are still today open construction sites and the subject of debates, competitions, and new projects. The paper deals with reconstructions of these central areas focusing on the interventions which concentrated on the relationship between history and new projects, considering the semantic difference that exists in the German language between Rekonstruktion - understood as the faithful reconstruction of something that existed before, either a building or a broader portion of the city - and Wiederaufbau - more generically, the new construction of a destroyed building or district. Our paper focuses on the urban debates and projects that have addressed Berlin's central medieval and baroque districts since 1979. The text is structured in three chronological sections: 1970s-80s, 1990s-2000s and today. East and West are hereby analyzed in the same way, from a spatial and morphological point of view, without deeply delving into socio-political and administrative issues. By showing case studies that are representative of different strategies for reconstruction, with this paper we ask where the boundary between reconstruction and new design is and whether there are projects in which theoretical reflections on continuity with the past have been successfully translated into contemporary design. By expanding on the recent past of the reconstruction of Berlin's centre, this paper raises issues and questions that are crucial for new projects.}, subject = {Berlin}, language = {en} } @incollection{Malcovati, author = {Malcovati, Silvia}, title = {Steglitz, Wolfensteindamm-Schloßstraße : vom Verkehrsknoten zum Stadtplatz}, series = {immer modern! Berlin und seine Straßen : 200 Jahre Architektur, St{\"a}dtebau und Ingenieurbau f{\"u}r Berlin}, booktitle = {immer modern! Berlin und seine Straßen : 200 Jahre Architektur, St{\"a}dtebau und Ingenieurbau f{\"u}r Berlin}, editor = {Architekten- und Ingenieurverein zu Berlin und - Brandenburg,}, address = {Berlin}, organization = {Wasmuth und Zohlen}, isbn = {978 3 8030 2212 7}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Potsdam}, pages = {368 -- 377}, subject = {Berlin}, language = {de} } @incollection{Malcovati, author = {Malcovati, Silvia}, title = {A Roman 'Promenade Architecturale'}, series = {BIP POMPEII : Architecture for Archaeology : Projects for the South boundary between ancient and contemporary city}, booktitle = {BIP POMPEII : Architecture for Archaeology : Projects for the South boundary between ancient and contemporary city}, editor = {Coppolino, Francesca and Di Chiara, Ermelinda and Visconti, Federica}, address = {Neapel}, organization = {Clean Edizioni}, isbn = {978-88-8497-921-6}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Potsdam}, pages = {58 -- 69}, subject = {Architektur}, language = {en} } @incollection{Malcovati, author = {Malcovati, Silvia}, title = {Learning from Architecture}, series = {Houses and the Analogy}, booktitle = {Houses and the Analogy}, editor = {Visconti, Federica}, publisher = {Thymos Books}, address = {Neapel}, isbn = {978-88-32072-38-9}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Potsdam}, pages = {85 -- 88}, subject = {Architektur}, language = {en} } @incollection{Malcovati, author = {Malcovati, Silvia}, title = {Aldo Rossi : Eine Berliner Erziehung}, series = {Aldo Rossi - Insulae}, booktitle = {Aldo Rossi - Insulae}, editor = {Bartels, Nadeja}, address = {Berlin}, organization = {Tchoban Foundation}, isbn = {978-3-944899-18-3}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Potsdam}, pages = {190 -- 221}, subject = {Rossi, Aldo}, language = {de} }