Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following: Area 1: Visualization methodologies Information visualization Graph drawing and visualization Cognitive aspects of visual information comprehension Visual metaphors and symbols Usability or empirical study of new visual metaphors Design theory in the digital age Aesthetics in visual communication and digital media Interaction methods (touch-based, haptic, vision-based, multi-modality Big Data Visual languages Diagrams Art + Science Area 2: Visualization applications Visual Analytics Sketching Graphical user interface design Software visualization Visual approaches to knowledge discovery Visualization on mobile devices Animation Game design Biological visualizations Area 3: Visual design and art Interaction design Interactive art Infographie and data-driven art Visual perception and cognition Multimedia Virtual actors Interactive storytelling Augmented reality and its applications Virtual reality and its applications Computational (or digital) aesthetics Wearable computers Ubiquitous / responsive environments Entertainment technology