Title
Polyarchy visualization: visualizing multiple intersecting hierarchies
Abstract
We describe a new information structure composed of multiple intersecting hierarchies, which we call Polyarchies. Visualizing polyarchies enables use of novel views for discovery of relationships which are very difficult using existing hierarchy visualization tools. This paper will describe the visualization design and system architecture challenges as well as our current solutions. A Mid-Tier Cache architecture is used as a "polyarchy server" which supports a novel web-based polyarchy visualization technique, called Visual Pivot. A series of five user studies guided iterative design of Visual Pivot
Year
DOI
Venue
2002
10.1145/503376.503452
CHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
3d,animation,hierarchy,information visualization,metadirectory,polyarchy,query language,user studies
Information structure,Information visualization,Computer science,Visualization,Polyarchy,Visual analytics,Metadirectory,Human–computer interaction,Iterative design,Systems architecture
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
1-58113-453-3
46
2.92
References 
Authors
9
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
George Robertson153891448.94
Kim Cameron2948.69
Mary Czerwinski35028421.65
Daniel Robbins456035.87