Abstract
In this talk, we highlight the process of building effective color
maps for producing explanatory and aesthetically engaging scientific
visualizations. We describe hands on techniques and tips we have
developed over the many years we have designed visualizations
ourselves. We address how you can also use these applied methods to
build your own color maps that support static, interactive and
animated displays. In this talk, we will go through at least two
examples. The first is a visualization and animation sequence depicting
a computationally generated perfect storm and the second is an
interactive visual depiction of a computationally modeled supernova or
stellar explosion.
Bio
Theresa-Marie Rhyne is a computer graphics pioneer who has attended
every IEEE Visualization Week conference. She founded the United
States Environmental Protection Agency's Scientific Visualization
Center in the early 1990s and most recently founded the Renaissance
Computing Institute's Engagement Facility at North Carolina State
University in 2005. She is a senior member of the IEEE Computer
Society and the Association for Computing Machinery. She is also a
practicing digital media artist and a member of the Artspace Artists
Association in downtown Raleigh. A video portfolio of her 25 years of
creating digital media artwork can be viewed on YouTube at:
(http://www.youtube.com/user/theresamarierhyne#p/u/6/MIyv_obXgz).