collapsible D3.js force layout + dat.gui for fiddling

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collapsible D3.js force layout + dat.gui for fiddling

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Last edited Aug 25, 2014

Created on Aug 25, 2014

This example demonstrates a dynamic network graph rendered with a D3.js force simulation, where nodes and links rearrange in real time as users adjust the simulation’s parameters. The code uses `d3.forceSimulation` for physics-based layout, alongside a dat.gui control panel that exposes sliders for tweaking forces like charge, link distance, and collision strength. Each node displays a numeric label, and dragging updates positions while the simulation continues to run. The visualization pulls data from a hardcoded array of nodes and edges, and its primary purpose is to show how interactive parameter fiddling directly affects the stability and clustering of the force-directed graph.

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