AutoVisual: rule-based design of interactive multivariate visualizations

Author

Beshers, Clifford ; Feiner, Steven

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA

Volume

13

Issue

4

fYear

1993

fDate

7/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

41

Lastpage

49

Abstract

An extension to the n-Vision visualization system, which provides users with a 3D virtual world within which they can visualize and manipulate representations of multivariate relations is discussed. The extension, AutoVisual, is rule based system that eliminates the difficulty in choosing among the many alternative when designing visualizations. AutoVisual designs interactive virtual worlds for visualizing and exploring multivariate relations. It is guided by user-specified visualization tasks and a rule base of design principles. AutoVisual´s visualization techniques and the visualization tasks it handles are described. Example visualizations AutoVisual has generated for two problem domains are discussed.<>

Keywords

data visualisation; knowledge based systems; virtual reality; 3D virtual world; AutoVisual; interactive multivariate visualizations; interactive virtual worlds; multivariate relations; n-Vision visualization system; rule based system; user-specified visualization tasks; visualization techniques; Costs; Data visualization; Displays; Graphics; Hardware; Knowledge based systems; Process design; Relational databases; Space exploration; Visual databases;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.219450

Filename

219450