{"title":"Visualization and exploration of time-varying medical image data sets","authors":"Z. Fang, Torsten Möller, G. Hamarneh, A. Celler","doi":"10.1145/1268517.1268563","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1268517.1268563","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we propose and compare several methods for the visualization and exploration of time-varying volumetric medical images based on the temporal characteristics of the data. The principle idea is to consider a time-varying data set as a 3D array where each voxel contains a time-activity curve (TAC). We define and appraise three different TAC similarity measures. Based on these measures we introduce three methods to analyze and visualize time-varying data. The first method relates the whole data set to one template TAC and creates a 1D histogram. The second method extends the 1D histogram into a 2D histogram by taking the Euclidean distance between voxels into account. The third method does not rely on a template TAC but rather creates a 2D scatter-plot of all TAC data points via multi-dimensional scaling. These methods allow the user to specify transfer functions on the 1D and 2D histograms and on the scatter plot, respectively. We validate these methods on synthetic dynamic SPECT and PET data sets and a dynamic planar Gamma camera image of a patient. These techniques are designed to offer researchers and health care professionals a new tool to study the time-varying medical imaging data sets.","PeriodicalId":197912,"journal":{"name":"International Genetic Improvement Workshop","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133640846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TwoStick: writing with a game controller","authors":"Thomas Költringer, Poika Isokoski, T. Grechenig","doi":"10.1145/1268517.1268536","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1268517.1268536","url":null,"abstract":"We report the design and evaluation of a novel game controller text entry method called TwoStick. The design is based on the review of previous work and several rounds of pilot testing. We compared user performance with TwoStick experimentally to a selection keyboard which is the de facto standard of game controller text entry. Eight participants completed 20 fifteen-minute sessions with both text entry methods. In the beginning TwoStick was slower (4.3 wpm, uncorrected error rate = 0.68%) than the selection keyboard (5.6 wpm, 0.85%). During the last session TwoStick was faster (14.9 wpm, 0.86% vs. 12.9 wpm, 0.27%). Qualitative results indicated that TwoStick was more fun and easier to use than the selection keyboard.","PeriodicalId":197912,"journal":{"name":"International Genetic Improvement Workshop","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125814869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pointer warping in heterogeneous multi-monitor environments","authors":"Hrvoje Benko, Steven K. Feiner","doi":"10.1145/1268517.1268537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1268517.1268537","url":null,"abstract":"Warping the pointer across monitor bezels has previously been demonstrated to be both significantly faster and preferred to the standard mouse behavior when interacting across displays in homogeneous multi-monitor configurations. Complementing this work, we present a user study that compares the performance of four pointer-warping strategies, including a previously untested frame-memory placement strategy, in heterogeneous multi-monitor environments, where displays vary in size, resolution, and orientation. Our results show that a new frame-memory pointer warping strategy significantly improved targeting performance (up to 30% in some cases). In addition, our study showed that, when transitioning across screens, the mismatch between the visual and the device space has a significantly bigger impact on performance than the mismatch in orientation and visual size alone. For mouse operation in a highly heterogeneous multi-monitor environment, all our participants strongly preferred using pointer warping over the regular mouse behavior.","PeriodicalId":197912,"journal":{"name":"International Genetic Improvement Workshop","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124967062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Animating dance","authors":"T. Calvert","doi":"10.1145/1268517.1268519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1268517.1268519","url":null,"abstract":"Since the inception of the field, researchers in human figure animation have had an active interchange with those interested in representing and visualizing dance. In 1967 A. Michael Noll at Bell Labs and Merce Cunningham, the father of modern dance speculated independently about the possibility of creating dancing stick figures on a computer display.","PeriodicalId":197912,"journal":{"name":"International Genetic Improvement Workshop","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123908409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. Mattausch, Jiří Bittner, Peter Wonka, M. Wimmer
{"title":"Optimized subdivisions for preprocessed visibility","authors":"O. Mattausch, Jiří Bittner, Peter Wonka, M. Wimmer","doi":"10.1145/1268517.1268571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1268517.1268571","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a new tool for preprocessed visibility. It puts together view space and object space partitioning in order to control the render cost and memory cost of the visibility description generated by a visibility solver. The presented method progressively refines view space and object space subdivisions while minimizing the associated render and memory costs. Contrary to previous techniques, both subdivisions are driven by actual visibility information. We show that treating view space and object space together provides a powerful method for controlling the efficiency of the resulting visibility data structures.","PeriodicalId":197912,"journal":{"name":"International Genetic Improvement Workshop","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115838910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashley M. Eden, Adam W. Bargteil, Tolga G. Göktekin, S. Eisinger, J. F. O'Brien
{"title":"A method for cartoon-style rendering of liquid animations","authors":"Ashley M. Eden, Adam W. Bargteil, Tolga G. Göktekin, S. Eisinger, J. F. O'Brien","doi":"10.1145/1268517.1268528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1268517.1268528","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present a visually compelling and informative cartoon rendering style for liquid animations. Our style is inspired by animations such as Futurama,1 The Little Mermaid,2 and Bambi2. We take as input a liquid surface obtained from a three-dimensional physically based liquid simulation system and output animations that evoke a cartoon style and convey liquid movement. Our method is based on four cues that emphasize properties of the liquid's shape and motion. We use bold outlines to emphasize depth discontinuities, patches of constant color to highlight near-silhouettes and areas of thinness, and, optionally place temporally coherent oriented textures on the liquid surface to help convey motion.","PeriodicalId":197912,"journal":{"name":"International Genetic Improvement Workshop","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124220860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Feature peeling","authors":"M. M. Malik, Torsten Möller, E. Gröller","doi":"10.1145/1268517.1268562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1268517.1268562","url":null,"abstract":"We present a novel rendering algorithm that analyses the ray profiles along the line of sight. The profiles are subdivided according to encountered peaks and valleys at so called transition points. The sensitivity of these transition points is calibrated via two thresholds. The slope threshold is based on the magnitude of a peak following a valley, while the peeling threshold measures the depth of the transition point relative to the neighboring rays. This technique separates the dataset into a number of feature layers. The user can scroll through the layers inspecting various features from the current view position. While our technique has been inspired by opacity peeling approach, we demonstrate that we can reveal detectable features even in the third and forth layers for both CT and MRI datasets.","PeriodicalId":197912,"journal":{"name":"International Genetic Improvement Workshop","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127146986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Animation in a peripheral display: distraction, appeal, and information conveyance in varying display configurations","authors":"Christopher Plaue, J. Stasko","doi":"10.1145/1268517.1268541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1268517.1268541","url":null,"abstract":"Peripheral displays provide secondary awareness of news and information to people. When such displays are static, the amount of information that can be presented is limited and the display may become boring or routine over time. Adding animation to peripheral displays can allow them to show more information and can potentially enhance visual interest and appeal, but it may also make the display very distracting. Is it possible to employ animation for visual benefit without increasing distraction? We have created a peripheral display system called BlueGoo that visualizes R.S.S. news feeds as animated photographic collages. We present an empirical study in which participants did not find the system to be distracting, and many found it to be appealing. The study also explored how different display sizes and positions affect information conveyance and distraction. Animations on an angled second monitor appeared to be more distracting than three other configurations.","PeriodicalId":197912,"journal":{"name":"International Genetic Improvement Workshop","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131843249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Crider, S. Bergner, Thomas N. Smyth, Torsten Möller, Melanie Tory, A. Kirkpatrick, D. Weiskopf
{"title":"A mixing board interface for graphics and visualization applications","authors":"M. Crider, S. Bergner, Thomas N. Smyth, Torsten Möller, Melanie Tory, A. Kirkpatrick, D. Weiskopf","doi":"10.1145/1268517.1268534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1268517.1268534","url":null,"abstract":"We use a haptically enhanced mixing board with a video projector as an interface to various data visualization tasks. We report results of an expert review with four participants, qualitatively evaluating the board for three different applications: dynamic queries (abstract task), parallel coordinates interface (multi-dimensional combinatorial search), and ExoVis (3D spatial navigation). Our investigation sought to determine the strengths of this physical input given its capability to facilitate bimanual interaction, constraint maintenance, tight coupling of input and output, and other features. Participants generally had little difficulty with the mappings of parameters to sliders. The graspable sliders apparently reduced the mental exertion needed to acquire control, allowing participants to attend more directly to understanding the visualization. Participants often designated specific roles for each hand, but only rarely moved both hands simultaneously.","PeriodicalId":197912,"journal":{"name":"International Genetic Improvement Workshop","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116195407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fitted virtual shadow maps","authors":"Markus Giegl, M. Wimmer","doi":"10.1145/1268517.1268545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1268517.1268545","url":null,"abstract":"Too little shadow map resolution and resulting undersampling artifacts, perspective and projection aliasing, have long been a fundamental problem of shadowing scenes with shadow mapping.\u0000 We present a new smart, real-time shadow mapping algorithm that virtually increases the resolution of the shadow map beyond the GPU hardware limit where needed. We first sample the scene from the eye-point on the GPU to get the needed shadow map resolution in different parts of the scene. We then process the resulting data on the CPU and finally arrive at a hierarchical grid structure, which we traverse in kd-tree fashion, shadowing the scene with shadow map tiles where needed.\u0000 Shadow quality can be traded for speed through an intuitive parameter, with a homogenous quality reduction in the whole scene, down to normal shadow mapping. This allows the algorithm to be used on a wide range of hardware.","PeriodicalId":197912,"journal":{"name":"International Genetic Improvement Workshop","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127329226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}