Preserving the mental map using foresighted layout

  • Authors:
  • Stepahn Diel;Carsten Görg;Andreas Kerren

  • Affiliations:
  • University of saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany;University of saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany;University of saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany

  • Venue:
  • EGVISSYM'01 Proceedings of the 3rd Joint Eurographics - IEEE TCVG conference on Visualization
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

First we introduce the concept of graph animations as a sequence of evolving graphs and a generic algorithm which computes a Foresighted Layout for dynamically drawing these graphs while preserving the mental map. The algorithm is generic in the sense that it takes a static graph drawing algorithm as a parameter. In other words, trees can be animated with a static tree layouter, graphs with a static Sugiyama-style layouter or a spring embedder, etc. Second we discuss applications of Foresighted Layout in algorithm animation and visualization of navigation behaviour.