Towards the Development of a Framework for Multiple View Interactive Environments

Multiple views interactive environments (MVIEs) have been used to visually analyze different types of data. These environments provide visual mechanisms based on interaction resources to support users to analyze and understand data. However, building MVIEs is challenging, as it involves the use of sophisticated visual and coordination mechanisms. This paper discusses the motivation, technical approach and results of the use of a developing framework for MVIEs. The goal is to provide support for the development of resources and functionalities to MVIEs. We illustrate the framework´s usage through a case study. The first part of the case study aimed at illustrating to which extent the framework supports the development of MVIEs. The second part of the case study aimed at explaining to which extent the framework supports the development and inclusion of new resources to a MVIE. These two parts show examples and evidences of how the framework supports the development of MVIEs.