CS9267 VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES

CS9267 VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES

UNIT I VISUALIZATION

Introduction – Issues – Data Representation – Data Presentation - Interaction

UNIT II FOUNDATIONS FOR DATA VISUALIZATION

Visualization stages – Experimental Semiotics based on Perception Gibson‘s Affordance theory
– A Model of Perceptual Processing – Types of Data.

UNIT III COMPUTER VISUALIZATION

Non-Computer Visualization – Computer Visualization: Exploring Complex Information Spaces –
Fisheye Views – Applications – Comprehensible Fisheye views – Fisheye views for 3D data –
Non Linear Magnificaiton – Comparing Visualization of Information Spaces – Abstraction in
computer Graphics – Abstraction in user interfaces.

UNIT IV MULTIDIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION 9

One Dimension – Two Dimensions – Three Dimensions – Multiple Dimensions – Trees – Web
Works – Data Mapping: Document Visualization – Workspaces.

UNIT V CASE STUDIES 9

Small interactive calendars – Selecting one from many – Web browsing through a key hole –
Communication analysis – Archival analysis

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Colin Ware, “Information Visualization Perception for Design” Margon Kaufmann
Publishers, 2004, 2nd edition.
2. Robert Spence “Information visualization – Design for interaction”, Pearson Education, 2
nd Edition, 2007

REFERENCES:

1. Stuart.K.Card, Jock.D.Mackinlay and Ben Shneiderman, “Readings in Information
Visualization Using Vision to think”, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.