Exploiting Orthogonality in Three Dimensional Graphics for Visualizing Abstract Data
James Wen · 1995
Data James Wen Department of Computer Science Brown University Providence, Rhode Island 02912 CS-95-20 June 1995 Exploiting Orthogonality in Three Dimensional Graphics for Visualizing Abstract Data James Wen Department of Computer Science Brown University Providence, RI 02912 ABSTRACT Using three dimensional graphics to visualize abstract data presents an interesting challenge because, by definition, there is no physically intuitive counterpart to abstract data. Relatively little work has been done in exploring how to best utilize the third dimension to increase visualization capabilities beyond simply increasing the volume of data presented. This paper presents a design principle that enriches the amount of semantic information that could be visualized by treating the third dimension not so much as one of three equivalent dimensions in three-space but as an independent channel of information. KEYWORDS: information visualization, abstract data, scientific visualization, ...