SIMULATING USER IMMERSION IN DATA REPRESENTATIONS

• Main Authors: SAWYER JONATHAN, COALE HOWARD S
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.04.2007
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

The disclosure provides various systems, methods, and software supporting user immersion in data representations. Software for virtual immersion in large datasets identifies a dataset at least partially based on abstract information, with the dataset comprising a plurality of data elements including at least a first data element of a first type and a second data element of a second type. The software then generates a three-dimensional virtual environment based on the identified dataset. This virtual environment may include a first graphical element based on the first data element and a second graphical element based on the second data element. Each graphical element is associated with one or more simulated expression elements based, at least in part, on the state of the dataset. The software then presents at least a portion of the virtual environment to a user such that the user may interact with the dataset within the virtual environment.