Abstract
In the first 5 years of virtual reality application research at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), we created numerous software applications for virtual environments. Calit2 has one of the most advanced virtual reality laboratories with the five-walled StarCAVE and the world's first passive stereo, LCD panel-based immersive virtual reality system, the NexCAVE. The combination of cutting edge hardware, direct access to world class researchers on the campus of UCSD, and Calit2's mission to bring the first two together to make new advances at the intersection of these disciplines enabled us to research the future of scientific virtual reality applications. This chapter reports on some of the most notable applications we developed. © 2011 Elsevier Inc.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Advances in Computers |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 217-260 |
| Number of pages | 44 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780123855121 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2021-07-01Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): US 2008-107
Acknowledgements: This publication is based in part on work supported by Award No. US 2008-107, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, in particular, the development and construction of the NexCAVE. UCSD, through Calit2, receives major funding from the State of California for the StarCAVE and 4K facilities. UCSD also receives major funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), award CNS-0821155, which supported the construction of the Calit2 AESOP display, part of the GreenLight Instrument. Other parts of this work have been supported by the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR).
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science