[nwenzel]

People seem to be really put off by the lack of interactivity. Interactivity might be fun, but it mostly gets in the way and can be an impediment to telling a story because it let's developers pass the buck to the end user.

Interactivity is just a feature. What's the real benefit and purpose? So users can navigate the data? OK, then what? So they can find meaning hidden in the data? Code capable of multidimensional analysis is going to be more effective than eyeballing a 2 dimensional representation of the data.

Don't force your users to move the mouse around, hover, click, and search around for meaning.

For all charts, figure out what story you want to tell, then tell that story. Don't force your user to search for meaning.