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Scientific Visualization. Two definitions Ed Angel, Computer Science UNM: The merging of data with the display of geometric objects through computer graphics Barbara Tversky, Stanford Psychology: Conveying information using graphical techniques Challenges Large data sets
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Scientific Visualization • Two definitions • Ed Angel, Computer Science UNM: The merging of data with the display of geometric objects through computer graphics • Barbara Tversky, Stanford Psychology: Conveying information using graphical techniques • Challenges • Large data sets • Data does not equal geometry • Data point may be multidimensional Image from Dr. Etimov