Data view of a modelling system

Abstract

An observation sub-system is described wherein in three-dimensional (3D) views of objects and their interactions over time are provided. Each different view is based on a fundamental visualisation paradigm. For example, Data View's location of virtual objects within a space is based on the interaction of real and virtual objects from the environment under examination. DataView, as its name suggests is intended to provide a view where the basic paradigm is simply one of data driven events rather than geographic location. Heavily interacting objects, eg. producers and consumers of data, can be depicted as being located “close together” for example. Therefore, rules are created so as to define the position of objects not only from the perspective of whether interaction occurred, but also the amount of interaction, and the rate of interaction. Despite using proximity to show whether an object is interacting with another, further visual mechanisms are used for the user to be able to analyse the type of data interaction, and the current state of affairs of interaction within a specified time slice. There are two types of forces acting on objects in the data view universe, gravitational (as a result of the mass of an object) and electrostatic (as a result of the charge on an object).

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