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Overview of Interactive Visualisation

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The book starts with the chapter presenting a comprehensive overview of Interactive Visualization. The chapter introduces fundamentals of Interactive Visualization, surveys research in the field, examines existing challenges and provides information about popular frameworks that can be used for the development of interactive data visualizations.

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Zudilova-Seinstra, E., Adriaansen, T., Liere, R. (2009). Overview of Interactive Visualisation. In: Liere, R., Adriaansen, T., Zudilova-Seinstra, E. (eds) Trends in Interactive Visualization. Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-269-2_1

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