Title :
Immersive VR for scientific visualization: a progress report
Author :
Van Dam, Andries ; Forsberg, Andrew S. ; Laidlaw, David H. ; LaViola, Joseph J., Jr. ; Simpson, Rosemary M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Brown Univ., Providence, RI, USA
Abstract :
Immersive virtual reality (IVR) has the potential to be a powerful tool for the visualization of burgeoning scientific data sets and models. We sketch a research agenda for the hardware and software technology underlying IVR for scientific visualization. In contrast to Brooks´ (1999) excellent survey which reported on the state of IVR and provided concrete examples of its production use, this article is somewhat speculative. It does not present solutions but rather a progress report, a hope, and a call to action, to help scientists cope with a major crisis that threatens to impede their progress
Keywords :
data visualisation; natural sciences computing; user interfaces; virtual reality; data models; immersive virtual reality; scientific data sets; scientific visualization; Computational modeling; Data visualization; Feedback; Geometry; Graphics; Haptic interfaces; Mice; Speech; Three dimensional displays; Virtual reality;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
