Internet browsing: Visualizing category map by fisheye and fractal views

Christopher C. Yang, Hsinchun Chen, Kay Hong

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12 Scopus citations

Abstract

A category map developed based on Kohonen's self-organizing map has been proven to be a promising browsing tool for solving the information overload problem of the World Wide Web. The SOM algorithm automatically compresses and transforms a complex information space into a two-dimensional graphical representation. Such graphical representation provides a user-friendly interface for users to explore the automatically generated mental model. However, as the amount of information increases, the size of the category map is expected to increase accordingly in order to accommodate the important concepts in the information space, which increases the visual load of the category map. In this paper, we propose the fisheye views and fractal views to support the visualization of category map. Fisheye views are developed based on the distortion approach while fractal views are developed based on the information reduction approach. We have developed a prototype system and conducted a user evaluation to investigate the performance of fisheye views and fractal views. The results show that both fisheye views and fractal views significantly increase the effectiveness of visualizing the category map. In addition, fractal views are significantly better than fisheye views.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - International Conference on Information Technology
Subtitle of host publicationCoding and Computing, ITCC 2002
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages34-39
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)0769515061, 9780769515069
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
EventInternational Conference on Information Technology: Coding and Computing, ITCC 2002 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: Apr 8 2002Apr 10 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Conference on Information Technology: Coding and Computing, ITCC 2002

Other

OtherInternational Conference on Information Technology: Coding and Computing, ITCC 2002
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period4/8/024/10/02

Keywords

  • Computer science
  • Fractals
  • Information filtering
  • Information filters
  • Internet
  • Management information systems
  • Research and development management
  • Systems engineering and theory
  • Visualization
  • Web sites

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Information Systems
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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