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== References == | == References == | ||
*[http://fabdp.fh-potsdam.de/daessler/paper/uom0595/tut.html Daessler, 1995]: Rolf Daessler, ''Visualization of Abstract Information'', 1995. | *[[http://fabdp.fh-potsdam.de/daessler/paper/uom0595/tut.html Daessler, 1995]]: Rolf Daessler, ''Visualization of Abstract Information'', 1995. | ||
*[http://www.vrvis.at/vis/resources/DA-RVoigt/node4.html Voigt, 2002]: Robert Voigt, ''Classification and Definition of Terms'', 2002. | *[[http://www.vrvis.at/vis/resources/DA-RVoigt/node4.html Voigt, 2002]]: Robert Voigt, ''Classification and Definition of Terms'', 2002. | ||
[[Category: Glossary]] | [[Category: Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 7 May 2005
Abstract data refers to (heterogenous) data that has no inherent spatial structure; thus it does not allow for a straightforward mapping to any geometry, but relies upon means provided by information visualization for its visual representation.
Therefore creating a virtual reality (VR) is essential to visualizing abstract data. To allow intuitive understanding and to find wide acceptance, virtual spaces will be based on a real–world analogue that mostly supports human cognitive abilities.
References
- [Daessler, 1995]: Rolf Daessler, Visualization of Abstract Information, 1995.
- [Voigt, 2002]: Robert Voigt, Classification and Definition of Terms, 2002.