What is "kinemage"

A kinemage (short for kinetic image) is an interactive graphic scientific illustration. It often is used to visualize molecules, especially proteins although it can also represent other types of 3-dimensional data (such as geometric figures, social networks, or tetrahedra of RNA base composition). The kinemage system is designed to optimize ease of use, interactive performance, and the perception and communication of detailed 3D information. The kinemage information is stored in a human- as well as machine-readable text file that describes the hierarchy of display objects and their properties, and that also includes optional explanatory text; the kinemage format is a defined chemical MIME type of 'chemical/x-kinemage' with the file extension '.kin'.