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Computer Visualization — Concepts, trends and current research

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It is still too early to expect a solid foundation to the science of computer visualization. This paper was intended both as a review over the field and a view at two specific research ares within the field — as seen from the perspective of a computer scientist. Further research, especially in the areas of data models, perception and intelligent agents as applied to computer visualization, will add much towards a well founded mapping process from “bits and bytes” to “understanding”.

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Keith G. Jeffery Jaroslav Král Miroslav Bartošek

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Domik, G. (1996). Computer Visualization — Concepts, trends and current research. In: Jeffery, K.G., Král, J., Bartošek, M. (eds) SOFSEM'96: Theory and Practice of Informatics. SOFSEM 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1175. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0037404

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