> * a graph-layout view where the items are connected by a line if they > are related by a given property. More generally one could allow > multiple properties and use a different color or shape of line for > each. Or perhaps some animation and focus as in this tool: > http://der-mo.net/05_links/index.html
Well, I'm not a big fan of graph views ( even though I used to work in advanced infovis and we use them a lot ), but I would go for a tree view along a one-property axis. If you don't care about having repeated leafs in the tree, it works much better than swimming around a big flat graph. of course, you wouldn't be able to encode any qualification of the linking property ( like the strength of the relation using the thickness of the arc or proximity )... that, in my opinion, is the only justification to fall back into the "pathetic fallacy"[1]. Great ideas though! this is just constructive criticism ;) [1] http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/12911/01/the_pathetic_fallacy_of_rdf-33.html Best, Aldo On 12/21/06, David Karger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've seen some discussion going by regarding potential extensions to the > exhibit syntax, but another direction in which it would be quite useful > to push is in extending the set of available views. There have been > quite a few interesting visualizations bound to a specific blob of data; > they'll be more useful if you can feed them from exhibits. What those > views tend to do is use a few properties of a data set to guide their > construction; with an exhibit you could plug arbitrary properties. A > few examples come to mind: > > * a "tag cloud" view. a tag cloud is driven by two properties; one > defines the order of the tags and the other the size of each tag. in > delicious alphabetical order and tag popularity are used but one could > equally well birthday to sort and net worth to size a set of people. > > * a graph-layout view where the items are connected by a line if they > are related by a given property. More generally one could allow > multiple properties and use a different color or shape of line for > each. Or perhaps some animation and focus as in this tool: > http://der-mo.net/05_links/index.html > > * a pie chart view using any number-valued property to size the wedges, > or a histogram view to show number of items with each value of a given > property, or some other favorite type of chart. > > * a scatter plot that places items in a grid according to the number > values of two distrinct properties. > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://simile.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/general > -- ::::: Aldo Bucchi ::::: mobile (56) 8 429 8300 _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://simile.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/general
