?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Layout+of+Multiple+Views+for+Volume+Visualization%3A+A+User+Study&rft.creator=Lewis%2C+Daniel&rft.creator=Haroz%2C+Steve&rft.creator=Ma%2C+Kwan-Liu&rft.subject=Human+Computer+Interaction&rft.description=Abstract.+Volume+visualizations+can+have+drastically+different+appearances+when+viewed+using+a+variety+of+transfer+functions.+A+problem+then+occurs+in+trying+to+organize+many+different+views+on+one+screen.+We+conducted+a+user+study+of+four+layout+techniques+for+these+multiple+views.+We+timed+participants+as+they+separated+different+aspects+of+volume+data+for+both+time-invariant+and+time-variant+data+using+one+of+four+different+layout+schemes.+The+layout+technique+had+no+impact+on+performance+when+used+with+time-invariant+data.+With+time-variant+data%2C+however%2C+the+multiple+view+layouts+all+resulted+in+better+times+than+did+a+single+view+interface.+Surprisingly%2C+different+layout+techniques+for+multiple+views+resulted+in+no+noticeable+difference+in+user+performance.+In+this+paper%2C+we+describe+our+study+and+present+the+results%2C+which+could+be+used+in+the+design+of+future+volume+visualization+software+to+improve+the+productivity+of+the+scientists+who+use+it.&rft.publisher=Springer&rft.contributor=Bebis%2C+George&rft.contributor=Boyle%2C+Richard&rft.contributor=Parvin%2C+Bahram&rft.contributor=Koracin%2C+Darko&rft.contributor=Remagnino%2C+Paolo&rft.contributor=Nefian%2C+Ara+V.&rft.contributor=Gopi%2C+Meenakshisundaram&rft.contributor=Pascucci%2C+Valerio&rft.contributor=Zara%2C+Jiri&rft.contributor=Molineros%2C+Jose&rft.contributor=Theisel%2C+Holger&rft.contributor=Malzbender%2C+Thomas&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6377%2F1%2Flayout.pdf&rft.identifier=++Lewis%2C+Daniel+and+Haroz%2C+Steve+and+Ma%2C+Kwan-Liu++(2006)+Layout+of+Multiple+Views+for+Volume+Visualization%3A+A+User+Study.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6377%2F