Hyperbolic Browser
Updated: 01/15/2008, G. Waloszek
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Figure 1: An older version of the hyperbolic browser |
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Figure 2: An implementation of the hyperbolic browser, marketed by InXight (now called Star Tree) |
Purpose
Focus+Context technique for displaying large tree structures. The current node is displayed enlarged while peripheral nodes are displayed smaller but still provide the context for the current node. A geometric transformation into the hyperbolic plane and then into a circle is used for this purpose.
Applications
Display of large tree structures like directory trees, Website structures etc.
Commercial Marketing
Now marketed by InXight, a Xerox offspring - the hyperbolic tree is now called Star Tree
A restricted version (up to 300 nodes) can be downloaded for personal use from the InXight Website at: http://www.inxight.com/products/stsv.php
Authors, date
Lamping, Rao, et al.; 1994-96
Links, Papers
- InXight: www.inxight.com/
- Product page for Star Tree (InXight): www.inxight.com/products/oem/star_tree/
- Demo page (InXight): www.inxight.com/products/oem/star_tree/demos.php
- Orgchart demo (InXight): www.inxight.com/VizServerDemos/demo/orgchart.html
- Grocery shopping demo (InXight): www.inxight.com/demos/grocery/index.htm
- Lamping, J., Rao R. (1996). Visualizing Large Trees Using the Hyperbolic Browser. Proc. ACM CHI '96 Conference (www.acm.org/sigchi/chi96/proceedings/videos/Lamping/hb-video.html)
- Lamping, J., Rao R. & Pirolli, P. (1995). A focus+context technique based on hyperbolic geometry for visualizing large hierarchies. Proc. ACM CHI '95 Conference, 401-408.
- Rao, R. & Card, S.K.(1994). The table lens: Merging graphical and symbolic representations in an interactive focus+context visualization of tabular information. Proc. ACM CHI '94 Conference, 318-322.