PhotoMesa: A Zoomable Image Browser Using Quantum Treemaps and Bubblemaps

Benjamin B. Bederson,     Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, Computer Science Department, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, +1 301 405-2764, http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/photomesa. E-mail address: bederson@cs.umd.edu

ABSTRACT

PhotoMesa is a zoomable image browser that uses a novel treemap algorithm to present large numbers of images grouped by directory, or other available metadata. It uses a new interaction technique for zoomable user interfaces designed for novices and family use that makes it straightforward to navigate through the space of images, and impossible to get lost.PhotoMesa groupe images using one ...

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