20-07-2012, 01:51 PM
Visualization and Advanced Computer Graphics
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Visualization
“A picture is worth more than a thousand words”. – a Chinese proverb
“A picture is worth more than a thousand numbers”.
What Is Visualization?
Transformation of data or information into pictures
engages primary human sensory apparatus - vision
Visualization Flavors?
Scientific Vis. - User Interfaces, data representation/processing Algorithms, Visual Representations
Data Visualization - Include financial data and statistical methods
Information Visualization - Abstract Data: WWW documents, file structures, arbitrary relationships
Applications - Vis. As a Toolkit
Application tools usually coupled with
Haptic feedback devices
Stereo output (glasses)
Interactivity