The distance-similarity metaphor in region-display spatializations

Region-display spatializations represent documents metaphorically as points within regions. Semantic interrelatedness is expressed by some combination of interpoint distance and region membership. In two experiments, the authors investigate judgments of document similarity as a function of these var...

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Published in:IEEE computer graphics and applications 2006-07, Vol.26 (4), p.34-44
Main Authors: Fabrikant, S.I., Monteilo, D.R., Mark, D.M.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
cartography
Computer displays
Computer Graphics
Cyberspace
distance
Geographic Information Systems
Geography
Geography - methods
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods
Information Storage and Retrieval - methods
information visualization
Judgments
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Metaphors
perception
region
Semantics
Similarity
Space Perception - physiology
spatialization
System testing
Task Performance and Analysis
Tree graphs
User-Computer Interface
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Summary:Region-display spatializations represent documents metaphorically as points within regions. Semantic interrelatedness is expressed by some combination of interpoint distance and region membership. In two experiments, the authors investigate judgments of document similarity as a function of these variables. Distance matters, but region membership largely determines judged similarity; hue further modifies it. Spatial metaphors are a popular approach to visualizing information in such forms as information worlds, information spaces, and cyberspaces
ISSN:0272-1716
1558-1756
DOI:10.1109/MCG.2006.90