Information Visualisation and Virtual Environments
Springer London Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85233-136-8 (ISBN)
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A comprehensive introduction to visualization and virtual reality, within the context of developing an interactive distributed information system. The author shows what is required for building an intuitive and dynamic multi-user environment and draws on real-world problems. Topics covered include: information visualization; information retrieval; hypermedia; human-computer interaction; cognitive science; and virtual reality. It also covers VRML (Virtual Reality Modelling Language). An electronic version of the book is available on the Internet.
Introduction.- Geographic Visualisation.- Abstract Information Visualisation.- Optimal Information Foraging.- Exploring Cyberspaces.- Social Interaction in Online Communities.- Information Visualisation Resources.- Finding Salient Structures.- Virtual Structures.- The Use of WordNet.- Structural Analysis and Modelling.- Generalised Similarity Analysis: Introduction.- Spatial Layout and Graph Drawing Algorithms.- Clustering and Scaling.- Trees, Cone Trees and Hyperbolic Views.- Drawing General Undirected Graphs.- Examples of Graph Drawing.- Graph Drawing Resources.- Information Visualisation Systems and Applications.- Navigation in Large Information Structures.- Visualising Search Results.- Spatial Metaphors for Information Exploration.- Visualising the Literature.- The Web and Online Communities.- Online Resources.- Individual Differences in Visual Navigation.- A Semantically Organised Virtual Environment.- Study I: Spatial Ability.- Study II: Associative Memory and Visual Memory.- Study III: Associative Memory and Spatial Ability.- Virtual Environments.- Informal Communication and Mutual Awareness.- Information Spaces and Social Spaces.- The StarWalker Virtual Environment.- Social Interaction in StarWalker.- Bibliography.- Index.-
| Zusatzinfo | 100 colour illustrations |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | England |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Betriebssysteme / Server |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85233-136-4 / 1852331364 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85233-136-8 / 9781852331368 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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