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Interactive Scientific Visualisation: A Position Paper

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Visualization in Scientific Computing

Part of the book series: Focus on Computer Graphics ((FOCUS COMPUTER))

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This paper summarises the author’s views on current developments in interactive scientific visualisation. It is based on a talk presented at the Eurographics ’89 conference, held in Hamburg in September 1989. The paper takes issue with the direction of some current work and identifies axeas where new ideas are needed. It has three main sections: data presentation methods, current visualisation system architectures, and a new approach based on parallel processing.

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  1. R. J. Hubbold
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. ONERA, DMI/CC, 29 Avenue de la Division Leclerc, F-92322, Chatillon, France

    Michel Grave

  2. Service IMA, EDF/DER, 1 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, F-92141, Clamart Cedex, France

    Yvon Le Lous

  3. Computer Graphics Unit, University of Manchester, Computing Building, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK

    W. Terry Hewitt

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Hubbold, R.J. (1994). Interactive Scientific Visualisation: A Position Paper. In: Grave, M., Le Lous, Y., Hewitt, W.T. (eds) Visualization in Scientific Computing. Focus on Computer Graphics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77902-2_8

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