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What is Exploratory visualization

Chapter 16
Handbook of Research on Computational Science and Engineering: Theory and Practice
This term is not universally recognized in visualization, but the ideas covered by the term are important to this chapter. Exploratory visualization is an open process where the user has no set goal and/or is looking for no particular outcome – their intention is to understand their data better and perhaps to satisfy their curiosity. Researchers new to visualization often want to explore the data in an open way, to understand the possibilities and limitations of the technology. Alternatively researchers with results that are ‘unexpected’ may wish to use a number of techniques including visualization to investigate the ‘unexpected’ element of their science. These ‘unexpected’ results can potentially drive paradigm shifts in the science and must be carefully handled.
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Visualization: Future Technology and Practices for Computational Science and Engineering
Joanna Leng (Visual Conclusions, UK), Theresa-Marie Rhyne (Visualization Consultant, USA), and Wes Sharrock (University of Manchester, UK)
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 33
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-116-0.ch016
Abstract
This chapter focuses on state of the art at the intersection of visualization and CSE. From understanding current trends it looks to future applications for these technologies. Some background is provided into visualization and its relation with CSE as well as with software and hardware frameworks that visualization systems depend on. Important emerging research areas are identified, including: interactive simulation and computational steering; collaborative, remote visualization and visualization services; VR technologies for visualization; user experience and assessment; teaching and serious gaming; communicating science to the public; ultra-scale visualization; and computational aesthetics. This should present the readers with real possibilities for CSE no matter what their disciplinary background.
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