A Java-based testbed for volume visualization

Abstract

This paper describes a Java-based visualization software testbed for experimenting with new ideas and rendering codes,as well as approaches for remote and collaborative visualization. This system allows visualization across the internet from a web browser supporting the Java language. We also address issues in designing more intuitive interfaces and better user interaction. The system's modular design allows parts of the system to be easily replaced to compare the performance of differing approaches to a given design problem in the system. Particularly, we have designed a graph-based interface which helps users better understand how certain rendering parameter changes affect the visualization results, keep track of decisions toward some visualization discovery, and communicate their findings with others.