Sketch-based Dynamic Illustration of Fluid Systems
Proceedings of the 2011 SIGGRAPH Asia Conference
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This paper introduces some early findings and preliminary results of the experiments of the Virtual Laboratory Project, in which we designed and implemented a learning environment for medical students. The focus in our research is to improve students' abilities to learn and recall certain complex phenomena in the mechanisms and diagnostics of infectious diseases by visualizing these phenomena with animations, three-dimensional models, photos and videos. Furthermore, we are aiming to provide conceptual cues on the processes of the essential elements, and to support the construction of a mental model of that phenomenon. In medicine, some complex, dynamic, and multi-level phenomena are difficult to learn using conventional learning material, which is either based on text and is written mainly for experts, or is based on static images, and the relationships between objects and multi-level processes are not so evident. In our project, we design multimedia material on the mechanisms and diagnostics of infectious diseases. Our aim is to study usability issues and user interface design principles that could support cognition. The paper presents the general user interface design issues involving visualization of complex processes. Issues related to the context of use are also discussed.