Chapter 8 Systems Aspects of Visualization Applications

David Parker

VISUALIZATION APPLICATIONS INVOLVES much more than algorithms for the display of behavior. Understanding behavior includes numerous implementation issues such as interactivity, database architecture, user interfaces, and systems design.

This chapter provides the background needed to understand the systems aspects of currently available visualization application systems. It explores the relevant issues governing the design and implementation of a visualization system suited for the analysis of data resulting from a numerical computation.

8.1 Introduction

During the past five years there have been amazing advances in computer technology, in both hardware and software, which ...

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