[tdwg] Interesting example of tree navigation

[Roderic Page]

This is essentially a "degree-of-interest" tree, which has been  
around for a while (e.g.,
  http://www.parc.xerox.com/research/projects/sensemaking/ 
visualization_interaction/default.html) and the underlying concept  
dates back to the '80s. It looks nice, but the hierarchy shown is  
shallow and not too broad. That said, this would be a fun way to  
display a classification like ITIS. However, at some point we need to  
ask whether "fun" translates into usability.

Some of the coolest visualisations turn out to be difficult to use  
(e.g., hyperbolic trees).

Regards

Rod




On 13 Sep 2007, at 23:22, Shorthouse, David wrote:

> Indeed, this sort of Flash/Flex-based application is on the  
> table...but, I find this a bit like mystery meat navigation. More  
> specifically, I have been in touch with developers of Mindomo  
> (http://www.mindomo.com) for use in EoL’s WorkBench environment  
> using Adobe’s AIR for a desktop/web hybrid. Mind maps, tied down  
> with Semantic Web technologies like that used in MindRaider (http:// 
> mindraider.sourceforge.net/index.html) are what I’m aiming for.
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> Cheers,
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> David P. Shorthouse
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> From: tdwg-bounces at lists.tdwg.org [mailto:tdwg- 
> bounces at lists.tdwg.org] On Behalf Of Richard Pyle
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:43 PM
> To: 'Rebecca Shapley'; tdwg at lists.tdwg.org; 'Denise Green';  
> bmishler at berkeley.edu
> Subject: RE: [tdwg] Interesting example of tree navigation
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>
> WOW!!  Very slick!!!  EoL should be all over this!
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> I would say the whole page is a useful model -- not just the tree  
> part (by which I assume you meant the "Project Process" tile). The  
> whole approach to organizing and presenting (i.e., zoom & pan)  
> information is wonderful!  It took a little "getting-used-to", but  
> once I got the hang of it, I really liked it.
>
>
>
> I gather that it's Flash? (I mean in the Macromedia/Adobe sense ...  
> I already know it's "Flash" in the slang sense.)
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> A little sluggish -- but well worth it, I think.
>
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>
> Aloha,
>
> Rich
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>
>
> From: tdwg-bounces at lists.tdwg.org [mailto:tdwg- 
> bounces at lists.tdwg.org] On Behalf Of Rebecca Shapley
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:25 AM
> To: tdwg at lists.tdwg.org; Denise Green; bmishler at berkeley.edu
> Subject: [tdwg] Interesting example of tree navigation
>
> This is not only a fascinating website in general, but in one spot  
> has a quite novel - not perfect, but nicely innovative -  
> interaction model for a tree of information.  Does a decent job of  
> both showing the overview of information available and offering  
> more information at various levels, in context, in response to  
> interaction.
> http://www.schematic.com/#/HowWeDoIt/ProjectProcess/
>
> -R.
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