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crln-7787	Eden, Bradford Lee	2D and 3D information visualization: The next big Internet revolution	2007	5	.pdf	application/pdf	2553	138	40	Futures 2D and 3D information visualization is so powerful because it is: • manipulable and interactive; • enables perceptual inference and per­ ceptual monitoring; • enhances the recognition of patterns; • reduces the time element in searching for information; and • brings numerous resources to the user of expanded memory and perceptual processing Some interesting applications foreseen in this area include: • visual data mining; • collaborative visualization; • Web visualization; • real­time visualization of large datas­ ets; • virtual reality navigation using virtual user interface technology; • visualization on the desktop, including desktop 3D for 3D worlds, with 3D objects on a 2D display, and handheld 3D navigation devices (for use in architecture, manufactur­ ing design, and medical fi elds); • desktop 3D for novel information spaces (applied to various landscapes like cities, themes, walls, rooms, hard disk fi les) using various techniques; • desktop 3D for artificial worlds, to rep­ resent information content in fi le cabinets, shopping malls, library shelves and catalogs, Web spaces, etc.; • Chartjunk 3D applied to various charts such as histograms, financial data, bar charts, pie charts, icons, etc.; • immersive virtual environments (with head­mounted gear); and • semi­immersive environments (with special glasses and/or large projection screens). What is information visualization?	cache/crln-7787.pdf	txt/crln-7787.txt