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  • High-Level Application Development for non-Computer Science majors using Image Processing 

    Shesh, Amit (The Eurographics Association, 2011)
    In many ways it is a unique challenge to teach programming and high-level application development to noncomputer science majors like information systems. Simple visual computing can be a very helpful tool in such situations ...

  • PhD Education Through Apprenticeship 

    Patel, Daniel; Gröller, M. Eduard; Bruckner, Stefan (The Eurographics Association, 2011)
    We describe and analyze the PhD education in the visualization group at the Vienna University of Technology and set the education in a larger perspective. Four central mechanisms drive the PhD education in Vienna. They ...

  • The Five Design-Sheet (FdS) approach for Sketching Information Visualization Designs 

    Roberts, Jonathan C. (The Eurographics Association, 2011)
    There are many challenges for a developer when creating an information visualization tool of some data for a client. In particular students, learners and in fact any designer trying to apply the skills of information ...

  • Interdisciplinary Game Projects: Opening the Graphics (Back) Door with the Soft Skills Key 

    Bidarra, Rafael (The Eurographics Association, 2011)
    Project-based Computer Science (CS) education was introduced at Delft University of Technology more than 10 years ago, and its instructive and motivating potential has steadily increased. Among the projects offered, the ...

  • The Art and Science of Digital Production Arts 

    Davis, Tim A.; House, Donald H. (The Eurographics Association, 2011)
    As its name implies, digital production arts incorporates both technical and artistic aspects. The challenge of any program in this discipline is to balance these two components in such a way that each enhances the other ...

  • In at the Deep End: An Activity-Led Introduction to Creative Computing with Interactive Computer Graphics 

    Anderson, Eike Falk; Peters, Christopher E.; Liarokapis, Fotis; Halloran, John (The Eurographics Association, 2011)
    Misconceptions about the nature of the computing discipline(s) pose a serious problem to faculties that offer computing degrees, as students enrolling on their programmes come to realise that their expectations are not met ...