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A constraint-based approach for visualization and animation. (English) Zbl 0897.68127

Summary: TRIP systems are tools for visualization and animation. They are based on a constraint-based model of bi-directional translation between abstract data and pictorial data. Using these systems, programmers can visualize abstract data, and animate various algorithms and processes, simply by providing a declarative mapping rule. This paper presents this model for visualization and animation, focusing on the use of constraints, and also presents the TRIP systems with examples of visualization and animation.

MSC:

68U10 Computing methodologies for image processing
68U05 Computer graphics; computational geometry (digital and algorithmic aspects)
68T20 Problem solving in the context of artificial intelligence (heuristics, search strategies, etc.)

Software:

Skyblue; Juno-2
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