The Wonderlens is used for the fast and interactive exploration of network visualizations. It increases the level of detail within its focus region by annotating and enlarging
the contained network elements. At the same time, it preserves the visualization of the network elements placed outside of the lens.
mapMap Exploration
The Wonderlens supports the user in exploring the local area. The lens can be used to temporally enrich a map with further information
by annotating point of interests such as restaurants and bus stops.
Moreover, the colored section of the lens indicates the walking distance from the user's current location to these stops.
This helps the user make daily decisions, for example finding interesting spots and where to head to next.
Things to try
Activate Lens >
Alt+Scroll
Change lens size
Alt+Click
Change current position
account_treeNetwork Exploration
The Wonderlens supports the user in exploring a computer network spread over multiple building. When hovering the lens over
a building, the user gets a first glimpse of the internal networks. Finally, when releasing the lens on top of a building,
the user gets detailed information about its network.
Things to try
Activate Lens >
Alt+Scroll
Change lens size
Hover over a folder node
Folder preview
Release mouse on a folder node
Show folder content with labels
storageData Exploration
The Wonderlens supports the user in exploring large networks by revealing their structure step by step. When hovering over the network,
the lens annotates the contained nodes with important information. This supports the user in quickly deciding
whether this part of the network contains relevant information. Once the lens is released, it also shows the unrevealed neighbors
for each contained nodes. The user can use intuitive mouse controls to reveal these neighbors, adding them to the underlying network layout.
