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Enhanced Spot Noise for Vector Field Visualization
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The visualisation of vector fields is essential for many applications in science, engineering and biomedicine. A large number of vector icons has been developed, but little research has been done on their effectiveness, especially when visualising multiple vector fields simultaneously. We apply research in visualisation and cognitive science to identify four classes of post-processing techniques for visualising two 2D vector fields simultaneously: blending, overlay, bump mapping, and masking. We apply these four post-processing methods to Line Integral Convolution (LIC) textures and thus develop several novel multi-field visualisation techniques. We evaluate their effectiveness with a user study requiring participants to locate and classify singularities, and to rate each method on its effectiveness and aesthetic value. The results of the study suggest that blending is the most effective technique to combine multiple vector field visualisation textures, while masking performs worst. There is some evidence that visualisations with smooth colour changes are perceived as visually more attractive, and that aesthetics increases the perceived effectiveness of a visualisation technique.