Title :
VR scientific visualization in the GROTTO
Author :
Kuo, Eddy ; Lanzagorta, Marco ; Rosenberg, Rob ; Julier, Simon ; Summers, Josh
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We describe the efforts being carried out at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) towards VR scientific visualization. We are exploring scientific visualization in an immersive virtual environment: the NRL´s CAVETM-like device known as GROTTO (Graphical room for observation, Training and Tactical Orientation). We describe the AVS GROTTO viewer, a VR interface to the AVS visualization system. The AVS GROTTO viewer has been used by a number of scientists in current, ongoing research projects within NRL
Keywords :
computer based training; data visualisation; natural sciences computing; naval engineering computing; user interfaces; virtual reality; CAVE; GROTTO; NRL; Naval Research Laboratory; immersive virtual environment; scientific visualization; training; user interface; Data visualization; Displays; Electrical capacitance tomography; Information geometry; Investments; Laboratories; Packaging; Rendering (computer graphics); Software libraries; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality, 1999. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0093-5
DOI :
10.1109/VR.1999.756933