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Thesis Info
- LABS ID
- 00808
- Thesis Title
- Computer-animated scientific visualizations of tomographic scanned microscopic organic entities
- Author
- Martina R. Fröschl
- E-mail
- martina.froeschl AT uni-ak.ac.at
- 2nd Author
- 3rd Author
- Degree
- Dr.
- Year
- 2019
- Number of Pages
- 186
- University
- University of Applied Arts Vienna
- Thesis Supervisor
- emer. o.Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Alfred Vendl
- Supervisor e-mail
- alfred.vendl AT uni-ak.ac.at
- Other Supervisor(s)
- FH-Prof. Mag. Dr. Jürgen Hagler
- Language(s) of Thesis
- English, German Abstract
- Department / Discipline
- Scientific Visualization
- Copyright Ownership
- Author
- Languages Familiar to Author
- German, English
- URL where full thesis can be found
- phaidra.bibliothek.uni-ak.ac.at/o:34803
- Keywords
- computer animation, scientific visualization, microscopic, organic, entities, tomography, 3D data
- Abstract: 200-500 words
- In this thesis, unique techniques for creating scientific visualizations of microscopic entities are presented. The investigated cases are outstanding for the field of scientific visualization as well as for computer animation. Computer animation usually does not include tomographic scanned 3D models, while in scientific visualization it is exceptionally rare to edit every model individually and animate using rigged character computer animation configurations. Therefore, it was an open question whether the newly introduced time and resource consuming workflows generated sufficient value to justify the effort. Firstly, technical and theoretical problems concerning the subject matter were addressed in a general pipeline description and subsequently investigated with the analysis of three case studies. The projects Two mite gaits, CRISPR/Cas9-NHEJ: Action in the nucleus, and Noise aquarium form a basis to discuss and scrutinize the reasonableness of the practices introduced.
It was found that the presented pipeline steps support important aspects of three-dimensional, visual, and time-dependent thinking. The individual project results are of mind-expanding additional value in a visually oriented society. Furthermore, the extra processing adds highly appreciated authenticity to computer animations involving scientific topics and therefore encourages future investigations and projects within the suggested subfield of computer-animated scientific visualizations.