Techniques for interactive 3-D scientific visualization

Conference · Mon Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6023465

Glinert, E P ^[1]; Blattner, M M ^[2]; Becker, B G ^[3]

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1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (USA). Dept. of Computer Science
2. Anderson (M.D.) Hospital and Tumor Inst., Houston, TX (USA). Dept. of Biomathematics California Univ., Davis, CA (USA). Dept. of Applied Science Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
3. California Univ., Davis, CA (USA). Dept. of Applied Science Lawrence Livermore National La

Interest in interactive 3-D graphics has exploded of late, fueled by (a) the allure of using scientific visualization to go where no-one has gone before'' and (b) by the development of new input devices which overcome some of the limitations imposed in the past by technology, yet which may be ill-suited to the kinds of interaction required by researchers active in scientific visualization. To resolve this tension, we propose a flat 5-D'' environment in which 2-D graphics are augmented by exploiting multiple human sensory modalities using cheap, conventional hardware readily available with personal computers and workstations. We discuss how interactions basic to 3-D scientific visualization, like searching a solution space and comparing two such spaces, are effectively carried out in our environment. Finally, we describe 3DMOVE, an experimental microworld we have implemented to test out some of our ideas. 40 refs., 4 figs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP; National Science Foundation (NSF)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6023465
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-105691; CONF-9104168-1; ON: DE91007122; CNN: CDA-8805910
• Resource Relation: Conference: CHI 91, New Orleans, LA (USA), 28 Apr - 2 May 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
INTERACTIVE DISPLAY DEVICES
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
MOTION
COMPUTER OUTPUT DEVICES
COMPUTER-GRAPHICS DEVICES
DISPLAY DEVICES
SIMULATION
990200* - Mathematics & Computers