Data visualizations will continue to load faster and be manipulated more deftly. In the case of Fireball from Outer Space, what once was a spreadsheet of names and numbers is now a movable globe plotting eye-witnessed meteorites that collided with Earth.

Browser support for more dynamic animations will expand further. New phones, tablets, computers and other devices will then allow for even better performance. Hardware and software makers will challenge each other to innovate, eventually enabling cinematic, user-driven movements that load quickly and run efficiently.