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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.
*[Daessler, 1995]: Rolf Daessler, [http://fabdp.fh-potsdam.de/daessler/paper/uom0595/tut.html ''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.
*[Voigt, 2002]: Robert Voigt, [http://www.vrvis.at/vis/resources/DA-RVoigt/node4.html ''Classification and Definition of Terms''], 2002.


[[Category: Glossary]]
[[Category: Glossary]]

Revision as of 17:44, 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.

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