How Important Is the “Mental Map”? – An Empirical Investigation of a Dynamic Graph Layout Algorithm

While some research has been performed on the human understanding of static graph layout algorithms, dynamic graph layout algorithms have only recently been developed sufficiently to enable similar investigations. This paper presents the first empirical analysis of a dynamic graph layout algorithm,...

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Published inGraph Drawing pp. 184 - 195
Main Authors Purchase, Helen C., Hoggan, Eve, Görg, Carsten
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Subjects
Average Response Time
Dynamic Graph
Graph Drawing
Mental Model
Response Time Data
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Summary:While some research has been performed on the human understanding of static graph layout algorithms, dynamic graph layout algorithms have only recently been developed sufficiently to enable similar investigations. This paper presents the first empirical analysis of a dynamic graph layout algorithm, focusing on the assumption that maintaining the “mental map” between time-slices assists with the comprehension of the evolving graph. The results confirm this assumption with respect to some categories of tasks.
ISBN:3540709037
9783540709039
ISSN:0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI:10.1007/978-3-540-70904-6_19