Periscope

Abstract

A system for efficient 3D visualization of Web search results is presented. The system, called Periscope1, uses a novel approach for adaptive and customizable visualization of complex data. The whole process is divided into a number of interactive steps. At each step, the system can automatically choose the best method of presenting search results. The user can also select a specific presentation method to focus on certain properties of the result obtained. After analyzing the current search result, the user can narrow or broaden the search query and repeat the procedure.