Virtual Reality and Televirtuality: Technology Asessment Project

SUMMARY

NPAC maintains an infobase of state-of-the-art products, technologies and alliances in the area of Interactive Technologies, with the focus on Televirtuality which integrates Virtual Reality with interactive High Performance Conputing. This forward looking technology assessment project is guiding the development of MOVIE and the associated interactive HPSIN modules such as HPFI, HPANDF and HPCGS towards an operating environment for televirtuality.

KEY CONTACTS

Geoffrey Fox | gcf@npac.syr.edu | 315-443-2163

Wojtek Furmanski | furm@npac.syr.edu | 315-443-3891

Janusz Niemiec | janusz@npac.syr.edu | 315-443-3190

Diglio Simoni | diglio@npac.syr.edu | 315-443-3211

OTHER COLLABORATORS

Michael Nilan, Ruth Small

CURRENT TOPICS

• Virtual Reality on NPAC Metacomputer
• NPAC Metacomputer as Televirtuality Server
• Virtual Reality and Petaflop Computing
• Virtual Reality and Psychophysics
• Virtual Reality for K-12 Education
• Virtual Reality for Interactive Television
• MOVIE Model for Interactive 3D Graphics

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REFERENCES

1. Furmanski, W., Supercomputing and Virtual Reality, in VR Becomes a Business, Proceedings of the Meckler Conference Virtual Reality '92, San Jose, CA, Sept 23-25, 1992.

2. Faigle, C., Fox, G.C., Furmanski, W., Niemiec, J. and Simoni, D., Integrating Virtual Environments with High Performance Computing, in Proceedings of the 1st IEEE Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium, VRAIS'93, Sept 18-22, 1993, Seattle, WA.

3. Fox, G.C., Furmanski, W., Hornberger, P., Niemiec, J., and Simoni, D.A., Implementing Televirtuality , paper to be presented at the International Meeting on "Applications of Virtual Reality", British Computer Society, Displays Group, U.K., June 1994.