Computer Simulation and interactive Steering
“Scientific visualization is an integral part of the process of simulating natural phenomena. In the computational sciences, the main goal is to understand the workings of nature. In order to accomplish this, the scientist proceeds through a number of steps from observing a natural event or phenomenon to analyzing the results of the phenomena. Visual representation of this data is often indispensible in gaining an understanding of the process involved. ”
citation from: http://www.cc.gatech.edu/scivis/tutorial/linked/simsteer.html
