false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186677272m/1674834.jpg 1674834 1 This collection of classic and ground-breaking papers explores the issues involved in information visualization--thought versus perception, mental process versus graphic representation. In <I>Readings in Information Visualization: Using Vision to Think</I>, visualization is defined as "the use of computer-supported, interactive, visual representations of data to amplify cognition."<p> The papers are organized into the categories of "Space," "Interaction," "Focus + Context," "Data Mapping: Document Visualization," "Infosphere, Workspace, Tools, and Objects," and "Using Vision to Think." Subcategories are divided into the following: <ul><li>1-D, 2-D, and 3-D structures <li>Multiple dimensions <li>Trees <li>Networks <li>Dynamic queries <li>Interactive analysis <li>Fisheye views <li>Alternate geometry <li>Text in various dimensions <li>The Internet <li>Information workspaces <li>Visually enhanced objects</ul>Discussions of the applications for and implications of visualization processes complete the book. <I>Readings in Information Visualization: Using Vision to Think</I> is targeted at research professionals in academia and industry; students new to the field; and professionals in statistics, information design, and medicine. The papers should be of particular interest to specialists in any area in which discovering the relationships between data and its visual representation is critical. <I>--Kathleen Caster</I> 1669859 25 1 1999 Readings in Information Visualization: Using Vision to Think (Interactive Technologies) total:2|4:1|3:1| 2 7 9 0 0 0 false false Fri Oct 09 10:54:47 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 10:54:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 19 12:06:25 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 12:06:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 28 20:48:52 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 21:49:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 16 14:40:50 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 14:40:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 01 16:56:18 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 16:56:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 06 20:11:54 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 20:11:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 29 22:49:15 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 22:49:15 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Apr 29 22:37:01 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 22:37:01 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Mar 18 11:55:14 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 11:55:14 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1674834