Table of Contents
Realistic and Unrealistic Techniques for Computer Graphics and Visualization
Talk Outline
Computer Graphics & Visualization Goals & Strategy
Challenge
Solutions
Perceptive Senses Available -HIDDEN
Our Glyph-based Visualization System: SFA
Data Visualization with SFA
Minimally-Immersive User Interface - Fishtank VR
Two-Handed Minimal Immersion
Interactive Lens Visualization Techniques (Ebert and Shaw)
Interactive Lens Visualization Techniques - More Examples
Information Visualization
Results
SFA Summary
Photorealistic Visualization
Realistic Visualization Examples
Volume Illustration: Non Photorealistic Volume Rendering (Ebert & Rheingans)
Medical Illustration
Example Medical Illustration
Volume Illustration
Illustration vs. Volume Rendering
Volume Illustration Approach
Traditional Volume Rendering
Volume Illustration Pipeline
Toolbox of Techniques
Features -Hidden
Boundary Enhancement
Boundary Enhancement - HIDDEN
Ordinary Gas Boundary Rendering Enhanced
Silhouette Enhancement
Silhouette Enhancement - HIDDEN
Silhouette Enhancement
Illuminated Gas Silhouette and Boundary Enhancement
Illuminated Gas Boundary and Silhouette Enhancement
Volumetric Sketch Lines
Volumetric Sketch Examples
Intensity/Color Depth-Cuing
Color Distance Blending
Oriented Fading
Oriented Fading, Distance Color Blending, Boundary Enhancement
Feature Halos
Feature Halos - Hidden
Features Halos Without With
Tone Shading
Tone Shading -HIDDEN
Illuminated Gas Tone Shaded
Illuminated Gas Multiple Enhancement
Illuminated Gas Tone Shading, Boundary Enhancement
Utility of Volume Illustration
Procedural Techniques for Graphics and Visualization
Procedural Visualization of Gigabyte Data Sets
Accuracy of Medical Volume Visualization
Procedural Techniques for Computer Graphics
More Computer Animation Class Results
Simulation of Natural Phenomena
3D Displays
Cross-Beam Display
Volumetric Display Software Architectures
My Future Research Directions
My Future Research Directions
Summary
Summary
Recommendation
Acknowledgments
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