A data model and architecture for hypermedia database visualization
Robert Steven Owor · 2002
In this paper, a proposal is made for a data model and architecture which facilitates the use of a 3D graphical user interface to navigate and query hypermedia and database systems. Currently there exist no integrated virtual environments that combine the visual strength of 3D, with the powerful query features of databases and the navigation flexibility of hypermedia systems.A model and architecture in which hyperlinks are treated as data relationships (which can be normalized) embedded with data manipulation and programmable 3D interfaces is presented. The model is based on a combination of object oriented databases and VRML as the 3D interface.