HEP graphics and visualization

The lectures will give an overview of the use of graphics in high-energy physics, i.e. for detector design, event representation and interactive analysis in 2D and 3D. An introduction to graphics packages (GKS, PHIGS, etc.) will be given, including discussion of the basic concepts of graphics programming. Emphasis is put on new ideas about graphical representation of events. Non-linear visualisation techniques, to improve the ease of understanding, will be described in detail. Physiological aspects, which play a role when using colours and when drawing mathematical objects like points and lines, are discussed. An analysis will be made of the power of graphics to represent very complex data in 2 and 3 dimensions, and the advantages of different representations will be compared.New techniques based on graphics are emerging today, such as multimedia or real-life pictures. Some are used in other domains of scientific research, as will be described and an overview of possible applications in our field will be given.