A novel asynchronous collaborative visualization system for the chemical sciences has been created as a mash-up between an interactive visualization program and a wiki. The system supports features such as annotation, information foraging, and visualization session playback. Building the system from predefined disparate components was a simple process. Yet, as an integrated whole, the system displays an unexpected synergy beyond the sum of its parts.
Francis T. Marchese, Natasa Brajkovska