Using Haptics to Convey Cause-and-Effect Relations in Climate Visualization

• Published in: IEEE transactions on haptics Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 130 - 141
• Main Authors: Yannier, N., Basdogan, C., Tasiran, S., Sen, O.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.07.2008; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Channels; Climate; Clouds; Computer Science; data and information visualization; Data visualization; education; Feedback; Graphics; Haptic interfaces; Haptics; human factors; Human subjects; Human-Computer Interaction; Humidity; Meteorology; Ocean temperature; Rain; Sea surface; Surface topography; Topography; Visual; Visualization; human-computer interaction; education; data and information visualization; human factors; I.3.7 [Computer Graphics]: Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism > -virtual reality; climate simulation; haptic exploration; commercial robots and applications; Data and information visualization; I.6.3 [Simulation and Modeling]: Applications; I.2.9 [Artificial Intelligence]: Robotics > -operator interfaces; multi-modal user interfaces Index Terms-H.1.2 [Models and Principles]: User/Machine Systems -Human factors H.5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: User Interfaces > -Haptic I/O

We investigate the potential role of haptics in climate visualization. In existing approaches to climate visualization, different dimensions of climate data such as temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation, and cloud water are typically represented using different visual markers and dimensions suc...