Our modeler takes coding data structures and visualizes it as a tree. By doing so we are eliminating the complexity and relating it to something we see everyday. The tree structure is something that we inherently understand because we have evolved to understand objects and structures in nature. Our modeler also interacts with the tree in a very meaningful way. Like the roots of a tree, some of which are filament like and some very thick and strong, the data structures are the same way. We have rendered that effect by changing the opacity of the trace code depending on the use. Similarly as a plant/leaves grows old, it slowly turns from green (young, new) to brown (old, dead), the user is able to see that in the tree modeler. Zooming in and out gives the depth of information that the person is looking obtain.
Data Tree Modeler
A program to visualize large scale collaborative data
Updates
Made an update to this for Columbus' Smart City Hackathon this Spring. Used it to visualize the State of Ohio's annual budget, and got first place. See the Unity WebGL version at bonsaidata.org (don't use www), and also a Medium post I made on it here: https://medium.com/@UpAndAdam/bonsai-data-cultivating-the-numbers-54a92968af82
Here's a little glimpse into what we built. Come over and check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X1D3CNQK9o
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