Title :
Visualizing data: is virtual reality the key?
Author :
Stone, Linda M. ; Erickson, Thomas ; Bederson, Benjamin B. ; Rothman, Peter ; Muzzy, Raymond
Author_Institution :
LORAL Space & Range Syst., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
A visualization goal is to simplify the analysis of large-quantity, numerical data by rendering the data as an image that can be intuitively manipulated. The question the article addresses is whether or not virtual reality techniques are the cure-all to the dilemma of visualizing increasing amounts of data. It determines the usefulness of techniques available today and in the near future that will ease the problem of visualizing complex data. In regards to visualization, the article discusses characteristics of virtual reality systems, data in three-dimensional environments, augmented reality, and virtual reality market opportunities
Keywords :
data visualisation; human factors; user interfaces; virtual reality; VR; augmented reality; complex data; data visualization; intuitive manipulation; market opportunities; numerical data; rendering; three-dimensional environments; virtual reality; visualization goal; Augmented reality; Avatars; Collaboration; Data visualization; Feedback; Image analysis; Market opportunities; Multiuser detection; Rendering (computer graphics); Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Visualization, 1994., Visualization '94, Proceedings., IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6627-7
DOI :
10.1109/VISUAL.1994.346286
