Bridging Pictorial and Model-based Creation of Legal Visualizations: The PICTMOD Method

Zitiervorschlag: Hans-Georg Fill, Bridging Pictorial and Model-based Creation of Legal Visualizations: The PICTMOD Method, in: Jusletter IT 1

In the domain of legal visualization two directions for creating visualizations can be found. Traditionally, many authors used pictorial representations that are either based on drawings and/or on the free composition of pre-defined shapes. More recently, model-based visualizations emerged that are based on grammars, i.e. strict specifications for composing visualizations based on sets of pre-defined elements and relations. In this paper we present an approach to bridge these two directions by building upon concepts of meta modeling and the conceptualization of IT-based modeling methods. To validate the feasibility of the approach, it will be illustrated using a first prototypical implementation.

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