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Evaluating Animation Parameters for Morphing Edge Drawings
Partial edge drawings (PED) of graphs avoid edge crossings by subdividing
each edge into three parts and representing only its stubs, i.e., the parts
incident to the end-nodes. The morphing edge drawing model (MED) extends the
PED drawing style by animations that smoothly morph each edge between its
representation as stubs and the one as a fully drawn segment while avoiding new
crossings. Participants of a previous study on MED (Misue and Akasaka, GD19)
reported eye straining caused by the animation. We conducted a user study to
evaluate how this effect is influenced by varying animation speed and animation
dynamic by considering an easing technique that is commonly used in web design.
Our results provide indications that the easing technique may help users in
executing topology-based tasks accurately. The participants also expressed
appreciation for the easing and a preference for a slow animation speed.Comment: Appears in the Proceedings of the 31st International Symposium on
Graph Drawing and Network Visualization (GD 2023