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    Image-based Animation of Clothes
    (The Eurographics Association, 2012) Hilsmann, Anna; Eisert, Peter; Carlos Andujar and Enrico Puppo
    We propose a pose-dependent image-based rendering approach for the visualization of clothes with very high rendering quality. Our representation combines body-pose-dependent geometry and appearance. A geometric model accounts for low-resolution shape adaptation, e.g. animation and view interpolation, while small details as well as complex shading/reflection properties are accounted for through numerous images. Information on shading, texture distortion and silhouette at fine wrinkles are extracted from the images to allow later texture replacement. The image-based representations are estimated in advance from real samples of clothes captured in an offline process, thus shifting computational complexity into the training phase. For rendering, pose dependent geometry and appearance are interpolated and merged from the stored representations.
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    Using Visualisation Techniques and Molecular Dynamics to Study Atoms Diffusing in Glass
    (The Eurographics Association, 2011) Flikkema, E.; Zhou, Z.; Greaves, G. N.; R. Laramee and I. S. Lim
    In this poster, virtual reality and visualisation techniques are used to interpret the output of Molecular Dynamics simulations. In particular, mixtures of sodium-disilicate and potassium-silicate are studied. In such systems, the silicon and oxygen atoms form a disordered network. The alkali atoms are relatively mobile and will diffuse through channels in the silica network. This behaviour is rationalised by considering the concept of accessible free volume .
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    Visualising Semantic Pathways in Document Collections
    (The Eurographics Association, 2011) Rowland, C.; Anderson, J.; R. Laramee and I. S. Lim
    In this paper we discuss our investigation of the potential uses of animation and visualisation techniques for exploring unstructured text-based data. We reflect upon a design methodology that is rooted in art and design practice and introduce a conceptual model for following "semantic pathways" through document collections. We also describe an implementation of a working model of an interactive visualisation. We see potential applications for our conceptual model in domains where there is a requirement to infer narrative from multiple sources of evidence such as in counter-terrorism and criminal investigations.