Virtual Sightseeing in Immersive 3D Visualization Lab

Abstract

Abstract-This paper describes the modern Immersive 3D Visualization Lab (I3DVL) established at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics of the Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT) and its potential to prepare virtual tours and architectural visualizations on the example of the application allowing a virtual walk through the Coal Market in Gdańsk. The paper presents devices of this laboratory (CAVE, walk simulator etc.), describes methods of "immersing" a human in a virtual environment (city, building etc.) and discusses future possibilities for development (directions of research and limitations of today's hardware and software).

Multiuser Stereoscopic Projection Techniques for CAVE-Type Virtual Reality Systems

“…Experiments with adaptation of the one-user stereoscopy system (more specifically, the system with two built-in parallel methods of one-user stereoscopy) to the two-user stereoscopy system were performed in our Immersive 3-D Visualization Lab. The main part of the lab is a CAVE-type installation consisting of six rigid square projection screens, one of which is an automatic sliding door arranged in the form of a cube with edges of approximately 3.4 meters each [51]- [53].…”

Use of Holographic Technology in Online Experimentation

“…Simplifying device designs, understanding technical specifications, facilitating device prototyping, or even making manufacturing process cheaper are just a few of the many different uses of 3D hardware digitalization [3]. There are many three-dimensional environments around the world that try to incorporate, work, and simulate knowledge from different areas [4]. Study says that at laboratory sessions 58% students agreed that methodologies like simulations, demonstrations and virtual labs make them more comfortable in lab sessions [5].…”

Online Control Education Using 3D Holographic Visualisation

“…Simplifying device designs, understanding technical speci�ications, facilitating device prototyping, or even making manufacturing process cheaper are just a few of the many different uses of 3D hardware digitization ( [19], [3]). There are many three-dimensional environments around the world that try to incorporate, work, and simulate knowledge from different areas [12]. Study says that 58% students agreed that methodologies like simulations, demonstrations and virtual laboratories make them more comfortable in lab sessions [14].…”