2D, 2.5D, or 3D? An Exploratory Study on Multilayer Network Visualisations in Virtual Reality

Relational information between different types of entities is often modelled by a multilayer network (MLN) - a network with subnetworks represented by layers. The layers of an MLN can be arranged in different ways in a visual representation, however, the impact of the arrangement on the readability...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics. - 1996. - 30(2023), 1 vom: 29. Jan., Seite 469-479
1. Verfasser: Feyer, Stefan P (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Pinaud, Bruno, Kobourov, Stephen, Brich, Nicolas, Krone, Michael, Kerren, Andreas, Behrisch, Michael, Schreiber, Falk, Klein, Karsten
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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