Visualization Visualization AND/OR AND/OR

ActivizationActivization

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Academic Institute of Technology, HolonAcademic Center Ruppin, School of Engineering

Existing softwareExisting softwareGeneral user

Excel, Word etc.

Mathematician Scientific WorkPlace, Mathematica, MatLab etc.

Student and teacherLimited topics

Visualization problemsVisualization problems

Not adequate features

Visualization problemsVisualization problems Explicit features definition

Visualization problemsVisualization problems

Not user-friendly interface

Visualization problemsVisualization problems

Defaults are not representative

Problems with information Problems with information entering and definitionentering and definition

Special syntax

Problems with information Problems with information entering and definitionentering and definition

Special syntax

General UserGeneral Userwell-known and accessible well-known and accessible

toolstools

Poor Visualization – Rich Activization

Poor Visualization – Rich Activization

Poor Visualization – Rich Activization

Poor Visualization – Rich Activization

Poor Visualization – Rich Activization

too good to be starting point

Poor Visualization – Rich Activization

Parametric definitons – DYNAMIC VIEWDYNAMIC VIEW

Visualization

What is “MORE VISUAL”???What is “MORE VISUAL”???

Stereo? Perspective? Smooth?

Facet? Big Facet? Wire?

Computer GraphicsComputer Graphics

Barycentric Coordinates

Computer GraphicsComputer Graphics

CSG Blobs

Features for Active StudiesFeatures for Active Studies

Parametric definitions Animations Family viewing Dynamic clip plane and slicing Floating points …