Title :
Improving visualization: theoretical and empirical foundations
Author :
Kosslyn, Stephen M. ; Gershon, Nahum D. ; Levkowitz, Haim ; Pearlman, Justin D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Psychol., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Discusses the ways in which the understanding of visual perception could help improve the scientific visualization process. It is argued that as long as there is a human interface link to computer visualization systems, understanding how humans perceive information visually could help improve the quality and the effectiveness of the visualization process. The fields of visual physiology, psychophysics, and cognitive psychology can explain why human vision is so efficient, how to create better images, and how to determine the limitations of particular representations
Keywords :
data visualisation; human factors; visual perception; cognitive psychology; human interface; human vision; psychophysics; scientific visualization process; visual perception; visual physiology; Biomedical imaging; Data analysis; Data visualization; Displays; Hardware; Humans; Psychology; Shape; Software performance; Visual perception;
Conference_Titel :
Visualization, 1992. Visualization '92, Proceedings., IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2897-9
DOI :
10.1109/VISUAL.1992.235185
