AI 中文总结
研究将照片集时空结构交织成可探索路径，受多种启发创建蜿蜒照片线条可视化方法，有两种互补视图及动画变换实现多尺度导航，通过案例研究验证，能支持分析审视与好奇探索。
AI 中文摘要
我们引入了一种可视化方法，将照片集的空间和时间结构交织成可探索的路径。现有的照片浏览界面通常分别使用空间和时间进行照片分类、筛选或映射。缺少的是一种能呈现摄影历程本身的综合视觉形式。受河流蜿蜒、流体交互及可折叠可视化启发，蜿蜒照片线条可通过照片集在空间、时间和主题间可视化可调路径。两种互补视图实现不同尺度的视觉探索，动画变换无缝连接两视图实现多尺度导航。通过两个案例研究证明了该方法，定性反馈表明其支持分析性审视和好奇心驱动的参与。
英文摘要
We introduce a visualization that interweaves spatial and temporal structures of photo collections into explorable pathways. Existing photo browsing interfaces typically use space and time separately for sorting, filtering, or mapping photos. What remains missing is an integrated visual form that represents the photographic journey itself. This is particularly relevant for the individual photographer's archive, where their unique lifeline is written into the collection, and it is this spatiotemporal trajectory that gives necessary context and meaning to the work. Inspired by the winding nature of rivers, fluid interaction, and un/foldable visualizations, Meandering Photo Lines visualizes adjustable pathways through a photo collection across space, time, and topics. Two complementary views enable visual exploration at different scales: A grid-based arrangement of photo clusters offers a more analytical overview, while meandering spatiotemporal curves facilitate more serendipitous and reflective exploration. Animated transformations connect these two views seamlessly for multiscale navigation from spatiotemporal cluster signatures down to chronological photo series and individual photographs. We demonstrate our approach through two case studies: an archive of approximately 100,000 photographs documenting the Jewish diaspora life worldwide from 1978 to 2021 and a personal smartphone collection of around 20,000 pictures. Qualitative feedback from a think-aloud study indicates that our approach supports both analytical examination and curiosity-driven engagement.
Comments11 pages, 7 figures. Accepted at IEEE VIS 2026; to appear in IEEE TVCG in 2027
