Spatial Input for Temporal Navigation in Scientific Visualizations
Marc Wolter, Irene Tedjo-Palczynski, Bernd Hentschel, Torsten Kuhlen · IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications · 2009
Scientific-visualization tools can make time-varying simulations easier to understand. The growing efficiency of today's high-performance computers enables simulation of physical phenomena with a high temporal resolution. Consequently, visualization systems require efficient navigation in the temporal dimension. This 3D user interface employs direct-manipulation metaphors for temporal navigation in scientific visualizations. By interacting with objects using their 3D trajectory, users can navigate in time by specifying spatial inputs.