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A Constraint-Based Approach for Visualization and Animation

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TRIP systems are tools for visualization and animation. They are based on a constraint-based model of bi-directional translation between abstract data and pictorial data. Using these systems, programmers can visualize abstract data, and animate various algorithms and processes, simply by providing a declarative mapping rule. This paper presents this model for visualization and animation, focusing on the use of constraints, and also presents the TRIP systems with examples of visualization and animation.

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  1. Department of Mathematical and Computing Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

    Shin Takahashi & Satoshi Matsuoka

  2. Architecture Lab., Sony Corp., Japan

    Ken Miyashita

  3. Department of Information Science, University of Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroshi Hosobe

  4. Research and Development, ACCESS Co., Ltd., Japan

    Tomihisa Kamada

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Takahashi, S., Matsuoka, S., Miyashita, K. et al. A Constraint-Based Approach for Visualization and Animation. Constraints 3, 61–86 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009708715411

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