andyrose@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Andy Rose) (11/07/90)
Charter: Articles in this newsgroup will contain information of interest to the scientific visualization community. Specific information concerning graphics techniques such as ray tracing, geometric modeling, color science, and animation will be discouraged in favor of comp.graphics. Information specific to translation of various graphics formats, image or geometric, is also discouraged in favor of comp.graphics. Job posting is strongly discouraged. Encouraged topics are: reviews of software for vis., works in progress, availability of data for vis., hardware available for sharing at vis. sites, definition of vis. terminology, vis. conference announcements, reviews of hardware designed for vis. market (film printers, color printers,, input devices, video equipment, as well as computers), emerging standards, vis. methodology in reference to the type of data being visualizaed, available software, support for widely used vis. tools, archiving and philosophy of visualization. Strongly encouraged are accounts of (un)successful visualization projects describing hardware used, length and type of output, type of data visualizaed, reasons for success or failure, time, manpower and computer resources required to complete project, etc. Cross posting is encouraged if info is in the spirit of the group. Posting of questions is strongly encouraged. Please limit reposting previous messages. Ideally contributors should be aware that professionals will rely on the accuracy of the postings for their work. This group is unmoderated. Kudos to Eliot Lear for aid in creation and to all who voted for this group. -- Andrew Newkirk Rose '91 Department of Visualization CNSF/Theory Center 632 E & T Building, Hoy Road Ithaca, NY 14583 607 254 8686 andy@cornellf.tn.cornell.edu