Research Projects

High Performance Immersive Visualisation Group - Learn more about the HPIVC and our IPT system also called CAVE.
http://www.hpivc.rdg.ac.uk

Virtual European Statistical Laboratory - This paper describes the VRML implementation of the V.E.S.L. and examines a number of advanced applications in the field of shared virtual worlds.
http://www.geocities.com/christian.guittet/papers/online_information_98/

ScienceSpace Project - Explores the strengths and limits of virtual reality (sensory immersion, 3-D representation) as a medium for science education at GMU.
http://www.virtual.gmu.edu/

Virtual Reality Laboratory in POSTECH University, Korea - Specialized research fields include presence in virtual environments, three-dimensional multimodal interaction, and software engineering for virtual reality systems.
http://vr.postech.ac.kr

UNC Pixel-Planes and Pixel-Flow - Research in revolutionary hardware architecture for 3D graphics.
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~pxfl/

Research Center for Virtual Environments and Behavior - Multi-disciplinary virtual environment research center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Uses immersive virtual environment technology to study numerous aspects of human behavior.
http://www.recveb.ucsb.edu

The UNC Tracker Project - 6D pose estimation for humans and devices.
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~tracker/

UNC Nanomanipulator Project - A virtual-environment interface to Scanned-Probe Microscopes.
http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/nano

SPIN - Spherical Projection Interface - A Virtual Reality device designed by the Laboratory for the Construction of Experimental Situations.
http://www.timesup.org/spin

The Modeling Virtual Environments and Simulation Institute (MOVES) - Researches and provides education in modeling, virtual environments and simulation.
http://movesinstitute.org

Human-Computer Interaction - BUILD-IT is a graspable interface for virtual environments based on real bricks.
http://www.fjeld.ch/hci

UNC Geometric and Physically-Based Modeling - Projects on collision detection, solid modeling, visibility culling, and simplification.
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~geom/

Optical Headtracking Technology - Real time optical headtracking technology for virtual reality, military and cockpit applications.
http://www.spicatek.com/HeadTracker/Headtracker.htm

UNC Walkthrough Project - Long-running project, whose goal is to allow viewers to experience architectural models in a simulated fashion.
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~walk/

USC Institute for Creative Technologies - The ICT works collaboratively with computer scientists, entertainment and game development industries to advance the state of immersive training simulation.
http://ict.usc.edu/

TU Vienna Virtual Environments group - This page gives an overview of current and ongoing research on virtual environments at the TU Vienna. Projects focus on real-time graphics, user interfaces and multi-user systems.
http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/vr/

Cybersickness - Includes an on-line database of literature and links relevant to the study of cybersickness.
http://www.cybersickness.org

Presence Research Resources - An academic resource site on virtual reality, telepresence and advanced media.
http://www.presence-research.org

NICVE Salford - Centre for Virtual Environments at the University of Salford, specialising in Collaborative Virtual Environments and Artificial Intelligence
http://www.nicve.salford.ac.uk/

Intelligent Virtual Environments - Carlos Calderon's research combining virtual environments and artificial intelligence techniques to enhance the interactivity of a VE.
http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/carlos.calderon/

Experimental Motion Capture - A simple implementation of motion capture using a single video camera. Project report and source code available.
http://www.geocities.com/gautham_anil/mcp.html

Aspergers Syndrome Interactive Project - Investigating the use of virtual reality to teach social skills to people with Autistic Spectrum disorders.
http://www.virart.nott.ac.uk/asi