Display Infrastructure for Virtual Environments

Thomas Wischgoll; Madison Glines; Tyler Whitlock; Bradley R. Guthrie; Corinne M. Mowrey; Pratik J. Parikh; John Flach

doi:10.2352/J.ImagingSci.Technol.2017.61.6.060406

Display Infrastructure for Virtual Environments

Thomas Wischgoll, Madison Glines, Tyler Whitlock, Bradley R. Guthrie, Corinne M. Mowrey, Pratik J. Parikh, John Flach

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

Display systems suitable for virtual reality applications can prove useful for a variety of domains. The emergence of low-cost head-mounted displays reinvigorated the area of virtual reality significantly. However, there are still applications where full-scale CAVE-type display systems are better suited. Moreover, the cost of most CAVE-type display systems is typically rather high, thereby making it difficult to justify in a research setting.

This article aims at providing a design of less costly display technology combined with inexpensive input devices that implements a virtual environment paradigm suitable for such full-scale visualization and simulation tasks. The focus is on cost-effective display technology that does not break a researchers budget. The software framework utilizing these displays combines different visualization and graphics packages to create an easy-to-use software environment that can run readily on this display.

A user study was performed to evaluate the display technology and its usefulness for virtual reality tasks using an accepted measure: presence. It was found that the display technology is capable of delivering a virtual environment in which the user feels fully immersed

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Imaging Science and Technology
Volume	61
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2352/J.ImagingSci.Technol.2017.61.6.060406
State	Published - Nov 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	Visualization and Data Analysis 2018, VDA 2018 - Burlingame, United States Duration: Jan 28 2018 → Feb 1 2018

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Computer Science Applications
Human-Computer Interaction
Software
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Disciplines

Computer Sciences
Engineering

Access to Document

10.2352/J.ImagingSci.Technol.2017.61.6.060406

Cite this

@article{49ac2c0092cb41939bc178820378e80a,

title = "Display Infrastructure for Virtual Environments",

abstract = " Display systems suitable for virtual reality applications can prove useful for a variety of domains. The emergence of low-cost head-mounted displays reinvigorated the area of virtual reality significantly. However, there are still applications where full-scale CAVE-type display systems are better suited. Moreover, the cost of most CAVE-type display systems is typically rather high, thereby making it difficult to justify in a research setting. This article aims at providing a design of less costly display technology combined with inexpensive input devices that implements a virtual environment paradigm suitable for such full-scale visualization and simulation tasks. The focus is on cost-effective display technology that does not break a researchers budget. The software framework utilizing these displays combines different visualization and graphics packages to create an easy-to-use software environment that can run readily on this display. A user study was performed to evaluate the display technology and its usefulness for virtual reality tasks using an accepted measure: presence. It was found that the display technology is capable of delivering a virtual environment in which the user feels fully immersed",

author = "Thomas Wischgoll and Madison Glines and Tyler Whitlock and Guthrie, {Bradley R.} and Mowrey, {Corinne M.} and Parikh, {Pratik J.} and John Flach",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018, Society for Imaging Science and Technology.; Visualization and Data Analysis 2018, VDA 2018 ; Conference date: 28-01-2018 Through 01-02-2018",

year = "2017",

month = nov,

doi = "10.2352/J.ImagingSci.Technol.2017.61.6.060406",

language = "American English",

volume = "61",

journal = "Journal of Imaging Science and Technology",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Display Infrastructure for Virtual Environments

AU - Wischgoll, Thomas

AU - Glines, Madison

AU - Whitlock, Tyler

AU - Guthrie, Bradley R.

AU - Mowrey, Corinne M.

AU - Parikh, Pratik J.

AU - Flach, John

PY - 2017/11

Y1 - 2017/11

N2 - Display systems suitable for virtual reality applications can prove useful for a variety of domains. The emergence of low-cost head-mounted displays reinvigorated the area of virtual reality significantly. However, there are still applications where full-scale CAVE-type display systems are better suited. Moreover, the cost of most CAVE-type display systems is typically rather high, thereby making it difficult to justify in a research setting. This article aims at providing a design of less costly display technology combined with inexpensive input devices that implements a virtual environment paradigm suitable for such full-scale visualization and simulation tasks. The focus is on cost-effective display technology that does not break a researchers budget. The software framework utilizing these displays combines different visualization and graphics packages to create an easy-to-use software environment that can run readily on this display. A user study was performed to evaluate the display technology and its usefulness for virtual reality tasks using an accepted measure: presence. It was found that the display technology is capable of delivering a virtual environment in which the user feels fully immersed

AB - Display systems suitable for virtual reality applications can prove useful for a variety of domains. The emergence of low-cost head-mounted displays reinvigorated the area of virtual reality significantly. However, there are still applications where full-scale CAVE-type display systems are better suited. Moreover, the cost of most CAVE-type display systems is typically rather high, thereby making it difficult to justify in a research setting. This article aims at providing a design of less costly display technology combined with inexpensive input devices that implements a virtual environment paradigm suitable for such full-scale visualization and simulation tasks. The focus is on cost-effective display technology that does not break a researchers budget. The software framework utilizing these displays combines different visualization and graphics packages to create an easy-to-use software environment that can run readily on this display. A user study was performed to evaluate the display technology and its usefulness for virtual reality tasks using an accepted measure: presence. It was found that the display technology is capable of delivering a virtual environment in which the user feels fully immersed

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056804376&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85056804376&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cse/483

U2 - 10.2352/J.ImagingSci.Technol.2017.61.6.060406

DO - 10.2352/J.ImagingSci.Technol.2017.61.6.060406

M3 - Article

VL - 61

JO - Journal of Imaging Science and Technology

JF - Journal of Imaging Science and Technology

T2 - Visualization and Data Analysis 2018, VDA 2018

Y2 - 28 January 2018 through 1 February 2018

ER -

Display Infrastructure for Virtual Environments

Abstract

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Disciplines

Access to Document

Other files and links

Cite this