Semantic Interaction for Narrative Map Sensemaking: An Insight-based Evaluation

arXiv:2603.29651v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Semantic interaction (SI) enables analysts to incorporate their cognitive processes into AI models through direct manipulation of visualizations. While SI frameworks for narrative extraction have been proposed, empirical evaluations of their effectiveness remain limited. This paper presents a user study that evaluates SI for narrative map sensemaking, involving 33 participants under three conditions: a timeline baseline, a basic narrative map, an