@inproceedings{acfb7f47a0854b87b5a4d9f34caa96c0,
title = "Effects of curves on graph perception",
abstract = "Curves have long been used for graph visualization with increased popularity in recent years. Curves are mainly used for two purposes: one is to increase readability and the other is to enhance visual aesthetic pleasingness. Although curves can be visually pleasing, the introduction of curves in graph drawing does not increase readability automatically. Attempts have been made to investigate the usability of curved drawings. However, the results on the effect of curves per se on human graph comprehension has not been conclusive. This paper presents a user study that is to examine the effect of curves when they are introduced to remove crossings. Twenty-six participants were recruited to perform typical graph reading tasks. Task performance and user preference data were collected for analysis. The results indicate that curves can be a useful alternative when crossings are to be present in straight-line drawings. The findings of the study are also discussed along with some of our future research activities in this paper.",
keywords = "aesthetics, curve edges, graph drawing, node-link diagrams, readability, visualization",
author = "Weidong Huang and Peter Eades and Hong, {Seok Hee} and {Been-Lirn Duh}, Henry",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.; 9th IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium, PacificVis 2016 ; Conference date: 19-04-2016 Through 22-04-2016",
year = "2016",
month = may,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1109/PACIFICVIS.2016.7465270",
language = "English",
series = "IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
pages = "199--203",
editor = "Chuck Hansen and Ivan Viola and Xiaoru Yuan",
booktitle = "2016 IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium, PacificVis 2016 - Proceedings",
address = "United States",
}