Interactive Graph Visualization in DDLab

TL;DR

This paper introduces an interactive graph visualization feature in DDLab, enabling dynamic exploration of complex networks like cellular automata and dynamical systems through various graph types and functions.

Contribution

It presents new interactive visualization tools for the basin of attraction field in DDLab, enhancing analysis of cellular automata and dynamical networks.

Findings

Enhanced visualization of attraction basins

Supports dynamic manipulation of graph fragments

Applicable to cellular automata and dynamical networks

Abstract

Interactive visualization of the basin of attraction field, the ``ibaf-graph'', is a new feature in DDLab with the same interactive functions as the ``network-graph'' and ``jump-graph''. These functions allow any node and its connected fragment to be dragged/dropped with the pointer as a graphic animation with elastic links. The fragment itself depends on the node's link setting by inputs, outputs, or either, and a distance in link-steps. Further options include graph geometry, rescaling, node display, link editing, and isolating the fragment. This article describes the three graph types, network/ibaf/jump, their selection, enhanced functions, and applications to cellular automata, discrete dynamical networks and random maps.