A 3D Tree Visualization of Network Data Based on WebVR

Authors

Lin Ding, Fuzhou University, Spatial Information Research Center of Fujian, Key Laboratory of Spatial Data Mining & Information Sharing of MOE, Fuzhou 350116, China;
Guoxin Huang, Fuzhou University, Spatial Information Research Center of Fujian, Key Laboratory of Spatial Data Mining & Information Sharing of MOE, Fuzhou 350116, China;
Xu Ying, Fuzhou University, Spatial Information Research Center of Fujian, Key Laboratory of Spatial Data Mining & Information Sharing of MOE, Fuzhou 350116, China;

Abstract

Abstract: A new method of three dimensional tree-style visualization of network data is proposed in this paper based on cluster computing, which maps the network structure of clustered data to hierarchical tree structure. The number of nodes of a community is treated as the weight to improve the PhylloTrees' phyllotactic layout algorithm and the 3D visualization of network data is implemented based on WebVR. Friendly interactive manipulations are achieved in the immersive VR scene such as rotation, zooming, pan, picking, and transparent fade / highlight enhancement of different displaying. The experimental results show that our method can show not only the overall hierarchical structure of network, but also the detail information of its vertices simply and flexibly. Thus, we can gain diverse, different-aspect, multi-view, multi-scale profile of network data, and provide an effective technical mean to explore the potential value of network by virtual reality technology.

Recommended Citation

Ding, Lin; Huang, Guoxin; and Ying, Xu (2019) "A 3D Tree Visualization of Network Data Based on WebVR," Journal of System Simulation: Vol. 30: Iss. 7, Article 38.
DOI: 10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.201807038
Available at: https://dc-china-simulation.researchcommons.org/journal/vol30/iss7/38

First Page

2736

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.201807038

Last Page

2743

CLC

TP391.9

Recommended Citation

Lin Ding, Huang Guoxin, Xu Ying. A 3D Tree Visualization of Network Data Based on WebVR[J]. Journal of System Simulation, 2018, 30(7): 2736-2743.

DOI

10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.201807038