MAT 259 Visualizing Information
MAT 259 Visualizing Information
Discipline Specific Definitions
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MAT 259 Visualizing Information
Discipline Specific Visualizations
Each discipline has a particular implementation goal
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Information Visualization: Analyzing and transforming
nonspatial data into visual form for cognition
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Scientific Visualization: Map physical phenomena in 2D,
or 3D
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Cartographic
framework, a familiar way to map data
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LIS: citation indexing, bibliographic indexing, etc.
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Art: Aesthetics, complexity, culturally meaningful results
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Architecture: to convey information & affect
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Information Visualization
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Visually map abstract, non-spatial data to analyze and
understand data.
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Focus on abstract data sets that do not have inherent 2D or
3D geometrical properties on their own
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A general term that can cover a broad range of
developments: data visualization, information graphics,
knowledge visualization, etc.
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A creative approach to convey abstract information in
intuitive ways.
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Involves processing of large datasets as a means to reveal
meaningful patterns.
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Information Visualization (Timm Kekeritz)
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Information Visualization (Timm Kekeritz)
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Information Visualization (Cost of Nation Rebuild…)
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Scientific Visualization
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Interdisciplinary branch of science, concerned with
visualizing 3D or time based phenomena
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Emphasis on realistic rendering of volume, surfaces,
illumination sources
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Mapping phenomena such as medical biological
meteorological systems
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Graphical representation of numerical data for qualitative
and quantitative analysis
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Computer simulation of abstract models of a system,
mathematical modeling of natural systems from physics,
chemistry, biology,
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Scientific Visualization
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GIS (Geographical Information Systems)
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Any information system that integrates stores, analyzes,
displays geographical information
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Analyze spatial information, maps
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Cartography: Combines science, aesthetics, and technical
processes to communicate information.
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Cartographic modeling: Uses topology, and attribute
information
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MAPPING: handmaps.org
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LIS (Library Information Science)
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LS applies practices, perspectives, tools of information
technology and management to libraries
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Focus on how people interact with classification systems
and technology
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How information is acquired, evaluated, and classified
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Citation indexing, bibliographic indexing
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LIS (Library Information Science)
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LIS (Library Information Science)
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Information Design, Information Graphics
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Information design, a subset of graphic design
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The intent is to display information effectively
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Sometimes the visual effect dominates
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Information Design; Finance (Buro X)
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Information Design, Information Graphics
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Information design, a subset of graphic design
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The intent is to display information effectively
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Media A: Diagrammatic Narrative
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Art: Sol Lewitt (Wall Drawing – Mass MOCA)
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Art: Agnes Denes (11000 trees)
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Art: Lisa Jevbratt (1:1 Interface)
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Art: Lisa Jevbratt (The voice)
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Music: Notation (Xenakis – Metastatis)
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Music: Notation (Ligeti)
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Film Notation: Anthony McCall
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Film Notation: Anthony McCall
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Film: Daniel Aubert (farbtrennung)
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Architecture (Data driven)
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Architecture (Data driven – Zaha Hadid)
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References
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