Interaction and Animation Techniques for DevelopersWebinar series — The Art of Graph Visualization
Episode 8
Episode 8
Welcome to the eighth episode of "The Art of Graph Visualization," presented by Dr. Benjamin Niedermann.
In this session, titled "Interaction and Animation Techniques for Developers," you'll explore advanced programming examples and hands-on coding exercises focused on integrating graph interaction techniques and animations into visualizations. This webinar is a follow-up to 'Graphs in Action: Interaction Techniques,' offering practical insights on adding animations to graphs and filtering graph data to enhance user engagement in your applications.
The session is presented by Dr. Benjamin Niedermann, a Senior Algorithm Engineer in the Layout Team at yWorks, sharing his expertise in graph algorithms and interactive visualization techniques.
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Watch the full episode below to learn "advanced interaction and animation techniques" for developers. Dr. Benjamin Niedermann guides you through "coding exercises" and "programming examples" to help you effectively integrate "custom input modes," "filters," and "animations" into your graph visualizations.

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Key topics covered in this webinar
- "Advanced interaction techniques" for graph visualizations
- "Hands-on coding exercises" for implementing interaction and animation
- Implementing "custom input modes" and "filters"
- Using the yFiles Playground for "practical examples"
- Live Q&A session with yWorks graph visualization experts
Detailed breakdown of this episode
- 00:00 Introduction: Overview of the webinar series and episode objectives.
- 01:48 Tools for the Webinar: Introduction to the tools used in this session.
- 05:03 Running Example Discogs: Detailed analysis using Discogs data (Explore here).
- 09:20 Coding: Live coding demonstration.
- 10:01 Input Mode: Customizing input modes (Explore here).
- 22:55 Filtering: Implementing filters (Explore here).
- 34:13 Animations: Adding animations to your graphs (Explore here).
- 48:58 Outlook: Future directions and upcoming features.
- 50:04 Upcoming Webinar: Preview of the next webinar.
- 50:22 Q&A session: Dr. Benjamin Niedermann answers audience questions.
Playground programming examples
The yFiles Playground is an interactive platform where you can experiment with "graph interaction and animation examples" from our webinars, such as input modes, filtering, and animations, all directly in your browser. Designed for developers, the Playground provides "hands-on experience" with these examples, enabling you to apply yFiles concepts without needing any local installation.
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- Explore yFiles Demos: See practical examples of graph visualization in action.
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- Data Explorer for Neo4j: Explore graph databases with this tool.
- App Generator: Create custom graph applications.
- Python Diagrams: Generate diagrams using Python.