Illustrative parallel coordinates

作     者：McDonnell, K. T. Mueller, K. 

作者机构：SUNY Stony Brook Ctr Visual Comp Stony Brook NY USA 

出 版 物：《COMPUTER GRAPHICS FORUM》 (计算机图形学论坛)

年 卷 期：2008年第27卷第3期

页      面：1031-1038页

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学科分类：08[工学] 0835[工学-软件工程] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：I.3.3 [Computer Graphics]: Display algorithms I.3.3 [Computer Graphics]: Interaction techniques 

摘      要：Illustrative parallel coordinates (IPC) is a suite of artistic rendering techniques for augmenting and improving parallel coordinate (PC) visualizations. IPC techniques can be used to convey a large amount of information about a multidimensional dataset in a small area of the screen through the following approaches: (a) edge-bundling through splines;(b) visualization of branched clusters to reveal the distribution of the data;(c) opacity-based hints to show cluster density;(d) opacity and shading effects to illustrate local line density on the parallel axes;and (e) silhouettes, shadows and halos to help the eye distinguish between overlapping clusters. Thus, the primary goal of this work is to convey as much information as possible in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing and easy to understand for non-experts.