Title :
VFire: Virtual Fire in Realistic Environments
Author :
Hoang, Roger V. ; Mahsman, Joseph D. ; Brown, David T. ; Penick, Michael A. ; Harris, Frederick C., Jr. ; Brown, Timothy J.
Author_Institution :
Nevada Univ., Reno
Abstract :
The destructive capacity of wildfires and the dangers and limitations associated with observing actual wildfires has led researchers to develop mathematical models in order to better understand their behavior; unfortunately, current two-dimensional visualization techniques make discerning driving forces of a fire difficult and restrict comprehension to the trained eye. VFire is an immersive wildfire visualization application that aims to ameliorate these problems. We discuss several recent enhancements made to VFire in order to not only increase the amount of meaningfully visualized data and visual fidelity but also improve user interaction.
Keywords :
fires; mathematical analysis; virtual reality; restrict comprehension; two-dimensional visualization technique; virtual fire; visual fidelity; wildfire visualization; Analytical models; Buffer storage; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Data visualization; Fires; Mathematical model; Rendering (computer graphics); Vegetation mapping; Virtual reality; Applied Virtual Reality; I.3.7 [Computing Methodologies]: Computer Graphics¿Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism; I.3.8 [Computing Methodologies]: Computer Graphics¿Applications; I.6.6 [Computing Methodologies]: Simulation and Modeling¿ Simulation Output Analysis; Wildfire Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality Conference, 2008. VR '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Reno, NE
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1971-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1972-2
DOI :
10.1109/VR.2008.4480791
