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VROOM - Virtual Reality Room - SIGGRAPH 94

Visualization of Climate Data Over the Western United States

VROOM - Virtual Reality Room, was an exhibit held at SIGGRAPH 94 by the folks from the Electronic Visualization Lab (EVL) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The idea was to give SIGGRAPH attendees exposure to "real life" problems that could be solved using virtual reality technology. There were 4 rooms of exhibits: 3 of the rooms had CAVEs, and the fourth room was stocked with BOOMs. Most of the projects that were run in the CAVEs, including mine, were focused on scientific visualization. The CAVE is an awesome and compelling experience. No other publically available virutal reality hardware can match the realism and degree of immersion offered by the CAVE. To find out more about the specifics of the CAVE, visit the CAVE homepage. To find out more about the VROOM exhibit, including descriptions of all the projects demoed, visit the VROOM homepage. Lastly, you can read the Project Report I wrote that details the experience I had implementing the CAVE application "Visualization of Climate Data Over the Western United States".