@misc{614,
  keywords = {information visualization, Visual analytics, Graph Database, Query Language},
  author = {Till Weißer},
  title = {A highly expressive, visually supported graph traversal environment},
  abstract = {<p>Currently, users who want to perform a complex analysis on graph data are dependent on knowledge about the data and complex command line interfaces. In order to simplify the complex analysis of graph data, appropriate tools have to be provided. Visual interaction increases the information content while at the same time it reduces the cognitive load on the user and supports him during query formulation. Numerous different approaches in literature make use of this fact. They reach from simple interactive visualization models to domain-specific visual query languages, but also reveal that there are some very similar developments to the proposed system. However, the combination of both aspects, i.e. the provision of an integrated system, allowing for graphically formulating complex queries and simultaneously supporting the user with visualizations could not be found in the literature. Hence the design of such a system makes a significant contribution to the research and development of graph databases. In this Thesis a design for such a system is developed with help of the query language for graph databases Gremlin and using a visual block metaphor. Based on this a prototype is implemented and evaluated.</p>},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {Institute of Visual Computing and Human-Centered Technology},
  pages = {88},
  publisher = {TU Wien},
  address = {Vienna},
}