The design of a retinal resolution fully immersive VR display

Author

Kenyon, Anne ; van Rosendale, John ; Fulcomer, Samuel ; Laidlaw, David

fYear

2014

fDate

March 29 2014-April 2 2014

Firstpage

89

Lastpage

90

Abstract

We present the design of Brown University´s new Cave, which is expected to be fully operational in February 2014. With one arc-minute resolution, 3.8 π steradians of visual surround, head-tracked stereo, and an almost seamless screen, this Cave offers advances to the state-of-the-art virtual reality experience. This improvement is achieved with the installation of 69 high-resolution long throw projectors, a cylindrical screen with conical ceiling, and a 135 square foot rear-projection floor. Though Caves have been around for over 20 years, they have remained impractical for many potential uses due to their limited resolution, brightness, and overall immersion. Brown´s new Cave aims to bridge this gap.

Keywords

ceilings; floors; image resolution; three-dimensional displays; virtual reality; Brown University new Cave; arc-minute resolution; cave automatic virtual environment; conical ceiling; cylindrical screen; head-tracked stereo; high-resolution long throw projectors; rear-projection floor; retinal resolution fully immersive VR display design; virtual reality experience; visual surround; Data visualization; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Retina; Software; Virtual environments; I.3.7 [Computer Graphics]: Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism — Virtual Reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Virtual Reality (VR), 2014 iEEE

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VR.2014.6802065

Filename

6802065