Storyline Visualisation

Natalie House’s PhD research explored how casual reading communities, such as book clubs, can be supported with literary visualisations. She developed Clover Connections, a technique that visualises multiple layers of fictional character and narrative data, including appearances, social networks, personal attributes, and chapter descriptors. Through two design and evaluation studies, she demonstrated how non-experts in literary analysis use these visualisations to recall both minor and major characters, share emotional insights, and reflect on narrative structure. This work highlights new opportunities for designing visualisations that intentionally support casual literary discussion and interaction variability.

Prior to her PhD, Natalie was a member of the UTS Games Studio, where she co-developed a serious game using facial recognition technology to support the emotional development of children with ASDs. She later worked in industry as a Learning Designer, creating higher and executive education programs for universities including UTS, UNSW, UQ, and ANU. In her current role as a Digital Research Analyst, she continues to support the academic sector, providing expertise and training on digital research tools for researchers across a variety of disciplines.