InfoCrystals

Last revision: 01/13/2004, G. Waloszek

Figure: Shows how we can transform a Venn diagram into an iconic display, called the InfoCrystal (from A. Spoerri's thesis)

Purpose

InfoCrystals allow to pose database querys in a graphical/visual technique that is derived from Venn diagrams. An InfoCrystal visualizes all possible relations between N objects. Users may add weights and thresholds to concepts. InfoCrystals may also be combined hierarchically.

Applications

InfoCrystals can be used for database querys with multiple criteria.

Authors, Date

Anselm Spoerri (developed InfoCrystals at MIT); 1993

Links

• Homepage of Anselm Spoerri: www.scils.rutgers.edu/~aspoerri/index.htm
• Anselm Spoerri (1993). InfoCrystal: A visual tool for information retrieval and management. (www.scils.rutgers.edu/~aspoerri/InfoCrystal/InfoCrystal.htm)