Abstract
AssociaGuide is an associative content-navigation browser that uses a map-like browsing space. It lets users find information efficiently by using operations similar to those of digital maps. A typical application example is browsing and retrieval of video contents in a network. Content categories appear in the browsing space much like nebulas appear in outer space. If a user then zooms in on a category that he or she is interested in, small picture (thumbnail) that represent the contents of that category will appear. The user can click on a thumbnail to watch a video preview of the program, to review program details, or to view the program itself.
