Seeing Between the Pixels

This practical and informative book shows how pictures can be used in computer systems to convey information to users. The authors define a new classification of pictures and use it to analyze a wealth of topical examples.

Inhalt
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.