Abstract
Symmetry is an important factor in human perception in general, as well as in the visualization of graphs in particular. There are three main types of symmetry: reflective, translational, and rotational. We report the results of a human subjects experiment to determine what types of symmetries are more salient in drawings of graphs. We found statistically significant evidence that vertical reflective symmetry is the most dominant (when selecting among vertical reflective, horizontal reflective, and translational). We also found statistically significant evidence that rotational symmetry is affected by the number of radial axes (the more, the better), with a notable exception at four axes.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Graph Drawing and Network Visualization - 26th International Symposium, GD 2018, Proceedings |
| Editors | Therese Biedl, Andreas Kerren |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Pages | 433-446 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030044138 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
| Event | 26th International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization, GD 2018 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: Sep 26 2018 → Sep 28 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
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| Volume | 11282 LNCS |
| ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Other
| Other | 26th International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization, GD 2018 |
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| Country | Spain |
| City | Barcelona |
| Period | 9/26/18 → 9/28/18 |
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- Computer Science(all)
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Perception of symmetries in drawings of graphs. / De Luca, Felice; Kobourov, Stephen G; Purchase, Helen.
Graph Drawing and Network Visualization - 26th International Symposium, GD 2018, Proceedings. ed. / Therese Biedl; Andreas Kerren. Springer-Verlag, 2018. p. 433-446 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11282 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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