The first access to the database
is the highest level VRML file in the hierarchical structure. Moving in
this space we can see many objects representing lower level clusters (and
then VRML files) positioned in dependence of their associated vector.
So we can see probably zones more
populated of objects than others.
The movements can be walk, fly,
translate, tilt, yaw, pitch, roll and can be simply performed by keys on
the browser or specialized joystick.
When the cursor is on a object the
browser shows, in an other frame, the list of words associated with the
cluster that is represented by this object: this list of words is written
inside the VRML file. Looking at these words we can understand the contents
of the cluster and decide if it is interesting for our research: in this
case we can click on the object obtaining the download and visualization
of the VRML file associated.
This kind of navigation looks more
enjoyable than useful and must be enhanced enabling the user to move in
this world just as he could find here kind peoples to ask "excuse me, can
you indicate me the direction for documents speaking about chemistry?":this
is the target of the next chapter.