A mobile starfield visualization with space compression capabilities

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we present MoStarD, a mobile application that couples starfield displays with dynamic queries to support user exploration of large datasets. A novel space compression technique enables users to compress areas of the starfield display to optimize screen space usage and easily focus on specific subsets of a dataset.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.3 Information Search and Retrieval

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors

Keywords:
information visualization, small-screen devices, starfield displays