PartI: Preliminaries --;1 Introduction --;II: Fundamentals --;2 Pictures in Computer Systems --;3 Classification of Pictures --;4 Picture Processing by Humans --;5 Information Flow During Human-Computer Interaction --;III: Abstract-Graphical Pictures --;6 Abstract-Graphical Pictures and Some Applications --;7 Analysis of Abstract-Graphical Pictures --;8 Users'Analysis and Criticism of Abstract-Graphical Pictures --;9 Viewpoint Descriptions --;IV: Pictograms --;10 The Nature of Pictograms and Their Use --;11 Pictograms as Words --;12 Pictograms as Pictures --;13 Formal Representations and Informal Presentations --;PartV: Presentational Pictures --;14 Image Generation --;15 Alternative Rendering of Images --;16 Tactile Computer Graphics --;17 Immersive Systems --;VI: Epilogue --;18 Pictures and Language --;19 Quovadis? --;List of Figures, Tables, and Credits --;List of Petroglyphs --;Author Index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
For specialists in computer science, the book bridges the gap between computer graphics and human-computer interaction, while for general readers, it offers a wealth of insights and practical advice on how to use pictures as a medium of communication.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Computer graphics.
Image processing -- Digital techniques.
Interactive computer systems.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
T385
Book number
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C475
1997
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Christine Strothotte, Thomas Strothotte ; foreword by Steven K. Feiner.