DocumentCode
3300596
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
fYear
1992
fDate
19-23 Oct 1992
Firstpage
372
Lastpage
374
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Visualization, 1992. Visualization '92, Proceedings., IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-2897-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VISUAL.1992.235185
Filename
235185
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