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Commodity passive stereo graphics for collaborative display of ocean model output
Albert J. Hermann, NOAA/PMEL and Univ. of Washington/JISAO, Seattle, WA; and C. W. Moore
Modern, commonly available commodity hardware can be used to build a low-cost, passive, stereo-immersive virtual reality visualization system with the functionality of the ImmersaDesk in a small and portable package. The cost is low because it utilizes existing stereo display software in combination with commodity hardware that is readily available off-the-shelf for computer game users. The technology has been successfully deployed in academia, and will fully utilize the software development and knowledge base developed for the ImmersaDesk. The proposed system will allow the immersive experience to be utilized on the scientist's desktop and also to be shared by a wide audience, at one-tenth the cost of other large-format display systems such as the CAVE and the ImmersaDesk. Through simple web-browser-based stereo viewing software, it will likewise allow remote networked collaborative viewing of virtual worlds. Large data files residing on remote superclusters can be rendered on a per-node basis, using Java RMI and level-of-detail techniques. This visualization system is in use at PMEL viewing model output from the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) and the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model.
Session 8, IIPS and NWP Applications (ROOM 613/614)
Tuesday, 13 January 2004, 1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Room 613/614
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