The application visualization system: a computational environment for scientific visualization

Author

Upson, Craig ; Faulhaber, Thomas, Jr. ; Kamins, David ; Laidlaw, David ; Schlegel, David ; Vroom, Jeffrey ; Gurwitz, Robert ; Van Dam, Andries

Author_Institution

Stellar Computer, Newton, MA, USA

Volume

9

Issue

4

fYear

1989

fDate

7/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

30

Lastpage

42

Abstract

A software system for developing interactive scientific visualization applications quickly, with a minimum of programming effort, is described. This application visualization system (AVS) is an application framework targeted at scientists and engineers. The goal of the system is to make applications that combine interactive graphics and high computational requirements easier to develop for both programmers and nonprogrammers. AVS is designed around the concept of software building blocks, or modules, which can be interconnected to form visualization applications. AVS allows flow networks of existing modules to be constructed using a direct-manipulation user interface, and it automatically generates a simple user interface to each module.<>

Keywords

application generators; computer graphics; interactive systems; natural sciences computing; programming environments; AVS; application framework; application visualization system; computational environment; direct-manipulation user interface; engineers; flow networks; high computational requirements; interactive graphics; interactive scientific visualization applications; module; nonprogrammers; programming effort; scientists; simple user interface; software building blocks; Application software; Computer graphics; Data engineering; Geophysics; Hardware; Programming profession; Software systems; Supercomputers; User interfaces; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.31462

Filename

31462