VisGap2020 - The Gap between Visualization Research and Visualization Software

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    Tales from the Trenches: Developing sciview, a new 3D viewer for the ImageJ community
    (The Eurographics Association, 2020) Günther, Ulrik; Harrington, Kyle I. S.; Gillmann, Christina and Krone, Michael and Reina, Guido and Wischgoll, Thomas
    ImageJ/Fiji is a widely-used tool in the biomedical community for performing everyday image analysis tasks. However, its 3D viewer component (aptly named 3D Viewer) has become dated and is no longer actively maintained. We set out to create an alternative tool that not only brings modern concepts and APIs from computer graphics to ImageJ, but is designed to be robust to long-term, open-source development. To achieve this we divided the visualization logic into two parts: the rendering framework, scenery, and the user-facing application, sciview. In this paper we describe the development process and design decisions made, putting an emphasis on sustainable development, community building, and software engineering best practises. We highlight the motivation for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) as a target platform for visualisation applications. We conclude by discussing the remaining milestones and strategy for long-term sustainability.
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    Towards Closing the Gap of Medical Visualization Research and Clinical Daily Routine
    (The Eurographics Association, 2020) Maack, Robin Georg Claus; Saur, Dorothee; Hagen, Hans; Scheuermann, Gerik; Gillman, Christina; Gillmann, Christina and Krone, Michael and Reina, Guido and Wischgoll, Thomas
    Medical visualization papers are constantly published throughout the last years, but many never make their way into clinical daily routine. In this manuscript we aim to examine the gap between visualization research and clinical daily routine and suggest a mechanism that can lead towards closing this gap. We first identify the actors involved in developing new medical visualization approaches and their different views in this process. Then we develop a software development process unifying all actors and their needs. In addition, we collect further barriers in the medical software development process.