Interactive Visualization of Genealogical Graphs

  • Authors:
  • Michael J. McGuffin;Ravin Balakrishnan

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Toronto;University of Toronto

  • Venue:
  • INFOVIS '05 Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization
  • Year:
  • 2005

Quantified Score

Hi-index 0.00

Visualization

Abstract

The general problem of visualizing "family trees", or genealogical graphs, in 2D, is considered. A graph theoretic analysis is given, which identifies why genealogical graphs can be difficult to draw. This motivates some novel graphical representations, including one based on a dual-tree, a subgraph formed by the union of two trees. Dual-trees can be drawn in various styles, including an indented outline style, and allow users to browse general multitrees in addition to genealogical graphs, by transitioning between different dual-tree views. A software prototype for such browsing is described, that supports smoothly animated transitions, automatic camera framing, rotation of subtrees, and a novel interaction technique for expanding or collapsing subtrees to any depth with a single mouse drag.