Presenter: Visar Shehu
Session: 4
Room: MainRoom

At SFK09, Visar will present an open source toolkit (Processing) used widely in Data Visualization. He will discuss different visualization methods from the scientific visualization perspective as well as the computational art discipline. Processing is a tool based in Java that enables artists with some or without any knowledge of programming languages and technologies to create rich multimedia applications. The tool is used to create data visualization applications, but often applications written in it are presented as art installations in many galleries. It is sometimes referred to as a bridge between programmers and artists. This presentation will focus on the possibilities of programming in Processing, and how one can use the tool to merge the world of computer programming with visual arts. The presentation will also show case studies on how people use Processing as a tool to create desktop applications, rich multimedia web sites, computer games, art installations as well as interactive applications used in robotics, HCI tools etc.