Visual Representations and Interpretations

A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Visual Representations and Interpretations.- Theme 1: Visualisation for Effective Communication.- Realism and Representation: Pictures, Models and Theories.- Words and Pictures - Goodman Revisited.- Mathematics and Knots.- A Visual, Computational Object Language for Mathematics.- A Visual Metaphor for Psychoanalytic Training and Supervision.- Geomentality: Reframing the Landscape.- Graphically Representing Causal Sequences in Accident Scenarios: Just Some of the Issues.- Automated Interpretation of Visual Representations: Extracting Textual Information from WWW Images.- Theme 2: The Visual Dimension of Science.- Models and Type-Hierarchies: Cognitive Foundations of Iconic Thinking.- Defining Visual Representation as a Creative and Interactive Modality.- Theories and Models: the Interactive View.- Visual Representations and Interpretations of Molecular Electronic Structure: The Survival and Re-Emergence of Valence Bond Theory.- The Language of Proteins.- Atomistic Vs. Continuous Representations in Molecular Biology.- NetWork: a Tool for Visualisation of Genetic Network Structure and Dynamics.- Theme 3: Articulating the Design Process.- Signs and Representations: Semiotics for User Interface Design.- Is the Trashcan Being Ironic? Analysing Direct Manipulation User Interfaces Using a Contemporary Theory of Metaphor.- Visualisation of Data Landscapes for Collaborative Virtual Environments.- Interpreting Computer-Based Fictional Characters, a Reader’s Manifesto: Or Remarks in Favour of the Accommodating Text.- The Boundaries of a Shape and the Shape of Boundaries.- Breaking the Monotony: Using Randomisation Techniques in Computer-Aided Textile Design.- Virtual World Representation Issues for Supporting Assembly and MaintainabilityAssessment Tasks.- Toward Electronic Napkins and Beermats: Computer Support for Visual Ideation Skills.- Computational Support for Conceptual Sketching: Analysis and Interpretation of the Graphical Notation of Visual Representations.- Learning to See Architecturally.- Theme 4: Psychological and Philosophical Perspectives.- Studying ‘Holes’ to Understand Visual Representation.- Articulation of Spatial Information: 3D Shapes.- Mental Image Reinterpretation in the Intersection of Conceptual and Visual Constraints.- Embodied Presence in Virtual Environments.- A Taxonomy of Visual Metaphors.- Analysis of Representations in Model-Based Teaching and Learning in Science.- From Gutenberg to Gates: the Creation of the Photographic Negative, the Consequent Evolution of a Visual Language, and its Impact on the Way Societies Represent and Read Their World(s).- Theatricality and Levels of Believability in Graphical Virtual Environments.- Visual Representation and Taxonomy.- Interpreting Wittgenstein’s Graphics.- Theme 5: Visual Representations and Computational Processes.- Visualising Complex Sequential and Parallel Programs.- 3D Software Visualisation.- Visualisation of the OBJ Term Re-Writing Process.- A Visual Representation of Mathematical Expressions.- Visualisation of an AI Solution.- A Model for Multimodal Representation and Inference.- Visualisation in Document Retrieval: An Example of the Integration of Software Ergonomics and an Aesthetic Quality in Design.- Visualising Dynamic Browsing Patterns via Navigation Agents.- Author Index.