Development of Interactive Data Visualization System in Three-Dimensional Immersive Space

Abstract

Today's data-driven environments require innovative tools and methods to analyze and present data. The growth of data across many domains and remarkable technological advances have necessitated a shift from 2D data representations. The rapid growth in dataset scale, variety, and speed has revealed the limitations of conventional charts and graphs. Significant progress has been made in the domain of interactive, three-dimensional data visualizations as a means to address this challenge. The integration of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies enables users to achieve a heightened level of immersion in a simulated environment, where data is transformed into physical and interactive creatures. Recent research in the domain of immersive analytics has provided evidence that virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies possess the capacity to provide succinct multiple layouts, facilitate collaborative data exploration, enable immersive multiview maps, establish spatial environments, enhance spatial memory, and enable interactions in three dimensions. The primary aim of this research is to design and implement a sophisticated data visualization system that integrates the development of a data pipeline within the Unity 3D framework, with the specific goal of aggregating data. The resulting system will enable the presentation of data from CSV files within a three-dimensional immersive environment. The prospective ramifications of this development have the capacity to yield good effects in diverse domains, including E-commerce analysis, financial services, engineering technology, medical services, data analysis, and interactive data display, among others. The proposed system presents a methodical framework for the development of a 3D data visualization system that integrates virtual reality (VR) technologies, Unity, and Python, with the aim of redefining the process of data exploration within a VR environment. This paper examines the integration of continuous testing methodologies within the context of Python API and virtual reality (VR) environments. It also allows for the creation of an interesting and immersive experience that meets user needs.