<title>Waltz: an exploratory visualization tool for volume data using multiform abstract displays</title>

Abstract

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A Model and Software System for Coordinated and Multiple Views in Exploratory Visualization

“…visual methods such as used by the spiral calendar, 22 or by the implicit laying out of modules in Waltz 21 ). Many issues in visualization, such as synchronization, correlation of visual or non-visual information, occlusion, view explosion and multitasking could be more approachable through a coordination model.…”

“…It may be that explicit lines are used (such as the Spiral Calendar 22 ) or via some formal layout mechanism. 21 Moreover, how does the user control the information to be linked, do they use direct manipulation or indirect means via (say) dynamic sliders?…”

A coordination model for exploratory multiview visualization

“…It may be that explicit lines are used (such as the Spiral Calendar [19]) or via some formal layout mechanism [18]. Moreover, how does the user control the information to be linked, do they use direct manipulation or indirect means via (say) dynamic sliders?…”

“…visual methods such as used by the spiral calendar [19], or by the implicit laying out of modules in Waltz [18]). Many issues in visualization such as synchronization, correlation of visual or non-visual information, occlusion, view explosion and multitasking could be more approachable through a coordination model.…”

“…Moreover, is everything coordinated or are aspects of a few windows coordinated (and if so who decides on what is coordinated ─ the user or the system? [17]) For instance, if may be beneficial to only coordinate views that are classified within the same group (the notion of Render Groups [18]). …”