3D Data Visualization for Science Communication
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3D Data Visualization for Science Communication
Instructors: Kalina Borkiewicz
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There are 6 modules in this course
This course is an introduction to 3D scientific data visualization, with an emphasis on science communication and cinematic design for appealing to broad audiences. You will develop visualization literacy, through being able to interpret/analyze (read) visualizations and create (write) your own visualizations.
By the end of this course, you will: -Develop visualization literacy. -Learn the practicality of working with spatial data. -Understand what makes a scientific visualization meaningful. -Learn how to create educational visualizations that maintain scientific accuracy. -Understand what makes a scientific visualization cinematic. -Learn how to create visualizations that appeal to broad audiences. -Learn how to work with image-making software. (for those completing the Honors track)
You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment.
What's included
1 video5 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt1 plugin
1 video•Total 3 minutes
- Welcome to 3D Scientific Data Visualization!•3 minutes
5 readings•Total 50 minutes
- Syllabus•15 minutes
- About the Discussion Forums•5 minutes
- Online Education at Gies College of Business•10 minutes
- Updating Your Profile•10 minutes
- Social Media•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Orientation Quiz•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
- Getting to Know Your Classmates•30 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- New Plugin Item•15 minutes
Week 1 is an introduction to the field of data visualization, as well as related fields like computational science and computer graphics. You will learn about different types of data visualization, and visualization best practices.
What's included
8 videos3 assignments2 peer reviews1 plugin
8 videos•Total 67 minutes
- Introduction to Scientific Visualization•8 minutes
- Visualization Pipeline•8 minutes
- Computational Science•7 minutes
- Computer Graphics•8 minutes
- Rendering•7 minutes
- Moving Pictures•7 minutes
- Critiquing Visualization•10 minutes
- Data and Visualization Ethics•12 minutes
3 assignments•Total 105 minutes
- Week 1 Quiz 1: What Is Visualization?•30 minutes
- Week 1 Quiz 2: Components of Scientific Visualization•45 minutes
- Week 1 Quiz 3: What Makes a Good Visualization?•30 minutes
2 peer reviews•Total 120 minutes
- Week 1 Conceptual Assignment•30 minutes
- Week 1 Hands On Assignment•90 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Visualization Playground•15 minutes
Week 2 is all about data - how are spatial data represented in a computer? How is it formatted? Where can you find it, and how do you work with it?
What's included
9 videos4 assignments2 peer reviews
9 videos•Total 69 minutes
- Virtual Coordinates•6 minutes
- 3D Geometry•7 minutes
- Data Representation•12 minutes
- Finding and Using Data•4 minutes
- Computational Resources•6 minutes
- Optimization•10 minutes
- Software•8 minutes
- Transformations and Attributes•6 minutes
- Programming•9 minutes
4 assignments•Total 165 minutes
- Week 2 Quiz 1: What Scientific Data Looks Like•45 minutes
- Week 2 Quiz 2: Working with Data•30 minutes
- Week 2 Quiz 3: How to Approach Loading Data into a New Tool•30 minutes
- Week 2 Hands On Assignment: Part 1•60 minutes
2 peer reviews•Total 270 minutes
- Week 2 Conceptual Assignment•30 minutes
- Week 2 Hands On Assignment: Part 2•240 minutes
Week 3 is all about the human side of things. How do people learn? How do we perceive visual information? What makes certain methods of communication and education more effective? How do you find a story in a dataset, and how do you tell that story clearly and concisely?
What's included
9 videos3 assignments2 peer reviews
9 videos•Total 94 minutes
- Storytelling•13 minutes
- Education•12 minutes
- Color•11 minutes
- Vision and Cameras•9 minutes
- Driving Visual Features with Data•12 minutes
- Abstraction and Representation•10 minutes
- Data Artifacts•8 minutes
- Previsualization•10 minutes
- Derived Data•9 minutes
3 assignments•Total 135 minutes
- Week 3 Quiz 1: Understanding Humans•45 minutes
- Week 3 Quiz 2: Designing for Human Perception•45 minutes
- Week 3 Quiz 3: Refining Data•45 minutes
2 peer reviews•Total 240 minutes
- Week 3 Conceptual Assignment•60 minutes
- Week 3 Hands On Assignment•180 minutes
Week 4 is about presenting your visualization in an engaging way to broad audiences with techniques like camera design, lighting, compositing, digital cosmetics, and other tricks from Hollywood. You’ll also learn how to package your visualization with sound, titles, and credits, and you’ll learn how to distribute it to various types of audiences.
What's included
8 videos3 assignments2 peer reviews
8 videos•Total 77 minutes
- Camera Design•15 minutes
- Display Environments•6 minutes
- Lighting•10 minutes
- Designing Around the Data•7 minutes
- Image Artifacts•7 minutes
- Editing and Compositing•14 minutes
- Narration and Sound•10 minutes
- Packaging and Distribution•7 minutes
3 assignments•Total 105 minutes
- Week 4 Quiz 1: Action, Camera, Lights!•45 minutes
- Week 4 Quiz 2: Digital Cosmetics•30 minutes
- Week 4 Quiz 3: Finishing Touches•30 minutes
2 peer reviews•Total 360 minutes
- Week 4 Conceptual Assignment•120 minutes
- Week 4 Hands On Assignment•240 minutes
Congratulations on reaching the end of the course!
What's included
1 video1 reading1 plugin
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Closing•1 minute
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Course Credits•10 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- End of Course Survey•15 minutes
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