Gist 579bcba6019da7a932da70826f5d0c83

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Gist 579bcba6019da7a932da70826f5d0c83

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Last edited Feb 9, 2017

Created on Feb 9, 2017

This interactive example visualizes the spatial layout of books from Project Gutenberg, mapping each title to a point based on its geographic coordinates and rendering them as a dense, globe-like scatter plot. Using D3.js’ `d3.forceSimulation` with gravitational and collision forces, the points are arranged into a spherical cluster, while user interaction—dragging or hovering—updates the positions in real time. The visualization employs `d3.forceX`, `d3.forceY`, and `d3.forceZ` to distribute points in three-dimensional space, and it relies on `d3.select` and event handlers to manage the dynamic behavior. The code uses a canvas-based rendering approach with `getImageData` for pixel-level color manipulation, giving the plot a glowing, heatmap-like appearance.

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