TideGrapher: Visual Analytics of Tactical Situations for Rugby Matches

Various attempts at exploiting information visualization for sports have recently been reported in the literature, although it is still challenging to analyze continuous ball matches. In this paper, we propose a novel visual analytics system, called TideGrapher, to track the transition of tactile si...

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Published inVisual informatics (Online) Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 60 - 70
Main Authors Ishikawa, Yusuke, fujishiro, Issei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.03.2018
Elsevier
Subjects
Information visualization
Quantitative analysis
Sports visualization
Visual analytics
Sports visualization
Information visualization
Visual analytics
Quantitative analysis
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Summary:Various attempts at exploiting information visualization for sports have recently been reported in the literature, although it is still challenging to analyze continuous ball matches. In this paper, we propose a novel visual analytics system, called TideGrapher, to track the transition of tactile situations in a rugby match. With a particular focus on the side position of the ball, we designed a dedicated spatial substrate based on the spatio-temporal trajectory of the ball and provided a set of basic interactions. Quantitative analysis was strengthened by adding a new index, called initiative, to commonly used possession (ball occupation) and territory (dominance of territory). The feasibility of the proposed visual analytics system was proven empirically through application to datasets from real amateur and professional matches.
ISSN:2468-502X
2468-502X
DOI:10.1016/j.visinf.2018.04.007