Can smooth view transitions facilitate perceptual constancy in node-link diagrams?

Proceedings - Graphics Interface

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 71-78

  Shanmugasundaram, Maruthappan ^a   Irani, Pourang ^a   Gutwin, Carl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animations; Evaluation; Node link connectivity; Smooth transitions; Structure recognition

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; GRAPH THEORY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS;

NODE LINK CONNECTIVITY; SMOOTH TRANSITIONS; STRUCTURE RECOGNITION;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 34547994095     PISSN: 07135424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1268517.1268531     Document Type: Conference Paper

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