Interaction with Scientific Visualizations

Modern display and input hardware makes it possible to explore alternative ways of presenting and interacting with scientific visualizations. In particular, they can be advantageous with respect to immersion, feeling in control, somesthetic feedback, collaboration, and speed of input. We explore such interfaces that allow people to benefit from these advantages, in particular, for scientific visualization and exploration of data, such as in the following examples:

Selected Demos, Videos, and Projects:

Visualizing and Comparing Machine Learning Predictions to Improve Human-AI Teaming on the Example of Cell Lineage

MeTACAST: Target- and Context-aware Spatial Selection in VR

V-Mail: 3D-Enabled Correspondence about Spatial Data on (Almost) All Your Devices

Challenges of Intracellular Visualization using Virtual and Augmented Reality

LineageD: An Interactive Visual System for Plant Cell Lineage Assignments based on Correctable Machine Learning

Hybrid Touch/Tangible Spatial Selection in Augmented Reality

Understanding Differences between Combinations of 2D and 3D Input and Output Devices for 3D Data Visualization

Point Specification in Collaborative Visualization for 3D Scalar Fields Using Augmented Reality

Molecumentary: Adaptable Narrated Documentaries Using Molecular Visualization

Design and Evaluation of Three Selection Techniques for Tightly Packed 3D Objects in Cell Lineage Specification in Botany

The State of the Art of Spatial Interfaces for 3D Visualization

Collaborative Work in Augmented Reality: A Survey

Augmenting Tactile 3D Data Navigation With Pressure Sensing

Hybrid Touch/Tangible Spatial 3D Data Selection

A Model of Spatial Directness in Interaction for Visualization

Book chapters in »Immersive Analytics«

Analysis of Locally Coupled 3D Manipulation Mappings Based on Mobile Device Motion

Mouse, Tactile, and Tangible Input for 3D Manipulation

Pressure-Based Gain Factor Control for Mobile 3D Interaction using Locally-Coupled Devices

Hybrid Tactile/Tangible Interaction for 3D Data Exploration

Interactive Exploration of 3D Scientific Visualizations on Large Display Surfaces

Towards an Understanding of Mobile Touch Navigation in a Stereoscopic Viewing Environment for 3D Data Exploration

CAST: Effective and Efficient User Interaction for Context-Aware Selection in 3D Particle Clouds

Lightweight Relief Shearing for Enhanced Terrain Perception on Interactive Maps

Visualization on Interactive Surfaces: A Research Overview

Re-imagining the Interaction Paradigm for Scientific Visualization

Data Visualization on Interactive Surfaces

Efficient Structure-Aware Selection Techniques for 3D Point Cloud Visualizations with 2DOF Input

A Design Study of Direct-Touch Interaction for Exploratory 3D Scientific Visualization

Touch Interaction with 3D Scientific Visualizations

Integrating 2D Mouse Emulation with 3D Manipulation for Visualizations on a Multi-Touch Table

FI3D: Direct-Touch Interaction for the Exploration of 3D Scientific Visualization Spaces

Interactive Exploratory Visualization of 2D Vector Fields