Article ID: CBB882900028

Explaining with Simulations: Why Visual Representations Matter (2018)

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Computer simulations are often expected to provide explanations about target phenomena. However there is a gap between the simulation outputs and the underlying model, which prevents users finding the relevant explanatory components within the model. I contend that visual representations which adequately display the simulation outputs can nevertheless be used to get explanations. In order to do so, I elaborate on the way graphs and pictures can help one to explain the behavior of a flow past a cylinder. I then specify the reasons that make more generally visual representations particularly suitable for explanatory tasks in a computer-assisted context.

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Authors & Contributors
Wellmann, Janina
Guy C. Fedorkow
Turnbull, Thomas
Giuliana Giobbi
Schulz, Armin W.
Moa Carlsson
Concepts
Models and modeling in science
Computer Simulation
Simulation
Computers and computing
Visual representation; visual communication
Computer science
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
19th century
Modern
Places
Yugoslavia
Wales
United States
Great Britain
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