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© 1995-2012 IEEE. Dynamic networks can be challenging to analyze visually, especially if they span a large time range during which new nodes and edges can appear and disappear. Although it is straightforward to provide interfaces for visualization that represent multiple states of the network (i.e., multiple timeslices) either simultaneously (e.g., through small multiples) or interactively (e.g., through interactive animation), these interfaces might not support tasks in which disjoint timeslices need to be compared. Since these tasks are key for understanding the dynamic aspects of the network, understanding which interactive visualizations best support these tasks is important. We present the results of a series of laboratory experiments comparing two traditional approaches (small multiples and interactive animation), with a more recent approach based on interactive timeslicing. The tasks were performed on a large display through a touch interface. Participants completed 24 trials of three tasks with all techniques. The results show that interactive timeslicing brings benefit when comparing distant points in time, but less benefits when analyzing contiguous intervals of time.
Author(s): Lee A, Archambault D, Nacenta MA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Year: 2021
Volume: 27
Issue: 2
Pages: 528-538
Print publication date: 01/02/2021
Online publication date: 13/10/2020
Acceptance date: 14/08/2020
ISSN (print): 1077-2626
ISSN (electronic): 1941-0506
Publisher: IEEE
URL: https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2020.3030446
DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2020.3030446
PubMed id: 33048738
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