La Universidad de Rice selecciona a Barco y AVI-SPL para una integración visual avanzada

Rice University, not Houston (Texas, EU), has turned to Barco's OLS-521 3D stereoscopic video wall to develop a 3D visualization technology project.

Barco has partnered with Rice University and audio and video communications solutions provider, AVI-SPL, to implement its visualization wall at Rice's Chevron Visualization Laboratory, allowing scientists to transform detailed data into 3D images. At the forefront of this visualization solution is Barco's OLS-521 3D stereoscopic video wall that displays the data generated by Rice's first 3D visualization project., the Cyber-Infrastructure of Data Analysis and Visualization for Computational Science and Engineering applications (DAVinCI).

In addition to the display wall, The system also features an optical tracking system that will allow researchers to interact with their 3D data in a very unique way.. Due to user head movements and manual user interface of the system, viewers become part of the data rather than just a viewer of the data.
Rice University 3D Visualization Solution

As part of a donation of 3 million dollars from the National Science Foundation, Rice University is installing a powerful new high-performance computing system that will also feature DAVinCI, responding to the needs of the University for analysis, interpretation and visualization of data. Using Barco's easy-to-use imaging products, AVI-SPL and Rice University have co-designed a cost-effective workstation solution to display data that exists within DAVinCI on the new visualization wall..

Immersive environment

Sean LaNeve, vice president of AVI-SPL control room group, has pointed out that “The new advanced visualization system that AVI-SPL is supplying to Rice University is a demonstration of our commitment to being the leading provider of technologies that help our customers realize their vision for growth.”.

Jan Odegard, executive director of the Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology at Rice, has manifested: “The relative cost of data generation is approaching zero, and as a result many laboratories are practically drowning in data. Our ability to extract useful information and knowledge from data is increasingly limited by our ability to manipulate, mover, manage and visualize data effectively. ”

Hans Dekeyser, Vice President of Corporate Display, Barco North America, has pointed out that “benefits of 3D stereoscopy in higher education promises never-before-seen opportunities for discovery. Our solution will enable Rice University researchers to maximize the value and relevance of their data by creating an immersive environment that allows them to explore and label images from every possible angle.. We are pleased to offer you this possibility in your effort to expand your scientific knowledge.. ”

Research cyber-infrastructure

The DAVinCI wall will be managed by Erik Engquist, visualization project manager. This project is a collaboration between the Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology and the Office of the Vice Provost for Information Technology working with faculty to develop and support Rice's research cyber infrastructure.. The stereoscopic display wall, totally immersive, Barco can display up to 33 millions of pixels from a single workstation. This enormous amount of resolution is compacted into an image area that measures 14 feet wide by 8 feet tall, offering an extreme degree of pixel density that matches Rice University's computational science mission. The video wall will be displayed without flickering, with fluid moving images for realistic representation of 3D content in vivid LED colors. Automatic wall calibration software results in long-term low total cost of ownership and consistent image quality.