Title :
Visualization tools at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Author :
Cabral, Brian ; Hunter, Carol L.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA
Abstract :
An examination is made of three projects underway at LLNL. The Magic (Machine Graphics in Color) Project is developing techniques to move data from a Cray supercomputer and effectively display it on high-resolution color terminal in the scientist´s office. In a follow-on to this project, laser disk technology provides a real-time animation capability. The Graphics Workstation Project has examined visualization applications of workstations with graphics accelerators and is currently extending this work to ´graphics minisupercomputers´. The Advanced Visualization Research Project uses high-end graphics devices to perform algorithm development, especially in the implementation of volumetric methods.<>
Keywords :
computer animation; computer graphic equipment; Advanced Visualization Research Project; Cray supercomputer; Graphics Workstation Project; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Machine Graphics in Color; Magic; graphics accelerators; graphics minisupercomputers; high-end graphics devices; laser disk technology; real-time animation capability; visualization tools; volumetric methods; Chemical lasers; Computer graphics; Data visualization; Laboratories; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Magnetic separation; Nuclear weapons; Supercomputers; US Department of Energy;
