Data-driven stories seek to inform and persuade audiences through the use of data visualisations and engaging narratives. These stories have now been highly optimised to be viewed on desktop and mobile computers. In contrast, while immersive virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) technologies have been shown to be more persuasive, no clear standard has yet emerged for such immersive stories. With this in mind, we propose that a hybrid data-driven storytelling approach can leverage the familiarity of 2D display devices with the immersiveness and presence afforded by VR/AR headsets. In this position paper, we characterise hybrid data-driven stories by describing its design opportunities, considerations, and challenges. In particular, we describe how both 2D and 3D display environments can play either complementary or symbiotic roles with each other for the purposes of storytelling. We hope that this work inspires researchers to investigate how hybrid user interfaces may be used for storytelling.

翻译：数据驱动故事旨在通过数据可视化和引人入胜的叙事来告知并说服受众。目前，这些故事已被高度优化，可在桌面和移动设备上观看。相比之下，尽管沉浸式虚拟现实与增强现实（VR/AR）技术已被证明更具说服力，但此类沉浸式故事尚未形成明确标准。基于此，我们提出一种混合数据驱动叙事方法，该方法可兼顾2D显示设备的熟悉感与VR/AR头显提供的沉浸感和临场感。在本立场论文中，我们通过描述其设计机遇、考量因素及挑战来界定混合数据驱动故事的特征。具体而言，我们阐释了2D与3D显示环境如何以互补或共生角色服务于叙事目标。期望本研究能激发学界对混合用户界面叙事潜力的探索。