Natural Language Visualization and the Future of Data Analysis and Presentation

Data analysis is shifting from complex, static reports to dynamic, conversational interactions with data through Natural Language Visualization (NLV). This new paradigm allows users to ask questions in plain language and receive immediate visual responses, democratizing data analysis for non-experts. The content defines the core concepts, distinguishing between historical text-to-scene generation and modern text-to-visualization systems, referred to as Visualization-oriented Natural Language Interfaces (V-NLIs). It also introduces an academic framework for analyzing these systems by examining user intent ('The Why') and the technical implementation of the dialogue ('The How').