Visual Boosting in Pixel-based Visualizations

dc.contributor.authorOelke, Danielaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJanetzko, Halldoren_US
dc.contributor.authorSimon, Svenjaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNeuhaus, Klausen_US
dc.contributor.authorKeim, Daniel A.en_US
dc.contributor.editorH. Hauser, H. Pfister, and J. J. van Wijken_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-21T20:23:34Z
dc.date.available2014-02-21T20:23:34Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractPixel-based visualizations have become popular, because they are capable of displaying large amounts of data and at the same time provide many details. However, pixel-based visualizations are only effective if the data set is not sparse and the data distribution not random. Single pixels - no matter if they are in an empty area or in the middle of a large area of differently colored pixels - are perceptually difficult to discern and may therefore easily be missed. Furthermore, trends and interesting passages may be camouflaged in the sea of details. In this paper we compare different approaches for visual boosting in pixel-based visualizations. Several boosting techniques such as halos, background coloring, distortion, and hatching are discussed and assessed with respect to their effectiveness in boosting single pixels, trends, and interesting passages. Application examples from three different domains (document analysis, genome analysis, and geospatial analysis) show the general applicability of the techniques and the derived guidelines.en_US
dc.description.number3en_US
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forumen_US
dc.description.volume30en_US
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8659.2011.01936.xen_US
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Association and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectI.3.6 [Computer Graphics]en_US
dc.subjectMethodology and Techniquesen_US
dc.subjectStandardsen_US
dc.subjectI.3.3 [Computer Graphics]en_US
dc.subjectPicture/Image Generationen_US
dc.subjectDisplay Algorithmsen_US
dc.titleVisual Boosting in Pixel-based Visualizationsen_US
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