Title :
A Comparison of Programming Platforms for Interactive Visualization in Web Browser Based Applications
Author :
Lammarsch, Tim ; Aigner, Wolfgang ; Bertone, Alessio ; Miksch, Silvia ; Turic, Thomas ; Gartner, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Knowledge Eng., Danube Univ. Krems, Krems
Abstract :
Recently, Web browser based applications have become very popular in many domains. However, the specific requirements of interactive Information Visualization (InfoVis) applications in terms of graphics performance and interactivity have not yet been investigated systematically in this context. In order to assess browser-based application platforms, we provide a systematic comparison of server-based rendering, Java Applets, Flash, and Silverlight from several points of view. We aim to aid InfoVis developers in choosing the appropriate technology for their needs.
Keywords :
data visualisation; interactive systems; online front-ends; programming environments; Web browser based application; graphics performance; interactive information visualization programming platform; Animation; Benchmark testing; Graphics; Java; Knowledge engineering; Libraries; Rendering (computer graphics); Stability; Virtual manufacturing; Visualization; Flash; InfoVis; Java; Silverlight; visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Information Visualisation, 2008. IV '08. 12th International Conference
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3268-4
