Visualizing data: is virtual reality the key?
Linda Stone, Thomas D. Erickson, Benjamin B. Bederson, Peter Rothman, Raymond Muzzy · 1994
A visualization goal is to simplify the analysis of large-quantity, numerical data by rendering the data as an image that can be intuitively manipulated. The question this controversial panel addresses is whether or not virtual reality techniques are the cure-all to the dilemma of visualizing increasing amounts of data.This panel determines the usefulness of techniques available today and in the near future that will ease the problem of visualizing complex data. In regards to visualization, the panel members will discuss characteristics of virtual reality systems, data in three-dimensional environments, augmented reality, and virtual reality market opportunities.