SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS: “HEY! YOU GOT ART IN MY SCIENCE! YOU GOT SCIENCE ON MY ART.”

摘要

The pairing of science and art has proven to be a powerful combination since theRenaissance. The combination of these two seemingly disparate disciplines ensured thateven complex scientific theories could be explored and effectively communicated to boththe subject matter expert and the layman. In modern times, science and art havefrequently been considered disjoint, with objectives, philosophies, and perspectives oftenin direct opposition to each other. However, given the technological advances incomputer science and high fidelity 3-D graphics development tools, this marriage of artand science is once again logically complimentary. Art, in the form of computer graphicsand animation created on supercomputers, has already proven to be a powerful tool forimproving scientific research and providing insight into nuclear phenomena. This paperdiscusses the power of pairing artists with scientists and engineers in order to pursue thepossibilities of a widely accessible lightweight, interactive approach. We will use adiscussion of photo-realism versus stylization to illuminate the expected beneficialoutcome of such collaborations and the societal advantages gained by a non-traditionalpartnering of these two fields.