  As our society is becoming increasingly data-dependent, more and more people
rely on charts and graphs to understand and communicate complex data. While
such visualizations effectively reveal meaningful trends, they unavoidably
aggregate data into points and bars that are overly simplified depictions of
ourselves and our communities. We present DataGarden, a system that supports
embodied interactions with humane data representations in an immersive VR
environment. Through the system, we explore ways to rethink the traditional
visualization approach and allow people to empathize more deeply with the
people behind the data.
