Looking at existing visualizations such as Periscopic, the NRA, and Deaths since Newtown

Periscopic

• overall very cool, interesting, engaging
• plots age shot vs. life expectancy
• filter by different categories
• still want more explanation, more detail

NRA

• plain map of the US
• color coded by state/House district
• passive, boring
• it tells me that liberal states are liberal

Deaths since Newtown

• feels one dimensional
• filters 4 different categories
• dangerous cities are dangerous

Since exploring visualizations, some possible collectible quantitative data

• age
• family members
• location
• income
• race
• gender
• gun type
• NATURE OF CRIME (accident, homicide, suicide, gang shooting, robbery)
• date of crime
• law enforcement involvement?

Still to explore

• memorials, living memorials
• semantics of language with respect to crimes
• differences and relationships between individual, community, and society