DocumentCode
2698947
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
fYear
1999
fDate
13-17 Mar 1999
Firstpage
81
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Virtual Reality, 1999. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location
Houston, TX
ISSN
1087-8270
Print_ISBN
0-7695-0093-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VR.1999.756933
Filename
756933
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