{"id":391,"date":"2008-01-22T22:06:17","date_gmt":"2008-01-22T21:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cb.nowan.net\/blog\/state-of-vr\/state-of-vr-displays\/"},"modified":"2018-01-27T22:01:20","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T21:01:20","slug":"state-of-vr-displays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/cb.nowan.net\/blog\/state-of-vr\/state-of-vr-displays\/","title":{"rendered":"State of VR – Displays"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This article is super outdated !! \u00c2\u00a0]<\/strong><\/h1>\n


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Updates <\/em><\/h1>\n


\n<\/em><\/p>\n[3 Jul 2010: Added VR Kit – Wall and HMD]\n[6 Oct 2009: Added Personal Space Station and NexCave]\n[ 7 Aug 2009: Added R-Screen and Virtual Showcase]\n[ 23 Jul 2008 : Added Workbench and Cave videos]\n

Index<\/em><\/h1>\n

– Projectors based<\/a><\/p>\n

– Screen based<\/a><\/p>\n

– HMD, VR Goggles<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a> Projectors Based<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

The most impressive and immersive is the Cave system (also called SasCube, Move, Cube\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6). It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a cube of at least 3x3x3m with at least four faces displaying stereoscopic images. The Cave at<\/span> Iowa State University<\/a> has just been upgraded and now has a resolution of 100 million pixels, featuring 96 GPUs and 24 Sony digital projectors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00c2\u00a9 Arnaud Muthelet<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Multiple users can fit in a Cave, enabling collaboration. Note that as of now, the displayed images have the correct perspective for a maximum of two users, and multiple-user interaction is not yet the norm.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(c) S. Kuntz<\/p>\n[youtube]http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=BXTlMU7aLbE[\/youtube]\n

Then several systems with digital projectors exist, from the Holobench and Holostage to the Reality Center and a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153simple\u00e2\u20ac\u009d mono or multi-projectors wall.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Holobench – Photos \u00c2\u00a9 PSA Peugeot Citro\u00c3\u00abn Mediatheque<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[youtube]http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=9YgNWjx0YLs[\/youtube]\n

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A Wall \u00c2\u00a9 Arnaud Muthelet<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Reality Center \u00c2\u00a9 Arnaud Muthelet<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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An HoloStage \u00c2\u00a9 Arnaud Muthelet<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AcV5ma5nEVg[\/youtube]\n

Clarte’s R-Screen<\/a><\/p>\n

[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qh84HnBDSnc[\/youtube]\n

ESIEA’s Virtual Showcase<\/a><\/p>\n

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Panoscope<\/a> (c) Laval Virtual<\/a><\/p>\n

The Matsushita Electronics Hemispheric Dome<\/a> is an <\/span>hemispherical screen of 8.5 meters in inside diameter, 18 projectors, with stereo images projected on the screen having a wide field of view (FOV) of 180 degrees in horizontal and 150 degrees in vertical directions.<\/p>\n

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Now that the traditional theaters are buying digital projectors that have great chances of being able to display 3D pictures. As 3D movies are coming back<\/a>, we should consider them as potential VR centers !<\/p>\n

That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why the biggest VR display<\/a> is in Paris, in the famous La G\u00c3\u00a9ode<\/a> theater that also hosts an Imax projector.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(c) S. Kuntz<\/p>\n

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(c) Dassault Syst\u00c3\u00a8mes<\/p>\n

You can now also create your own 3D Wall for less than 1000\u00e2\u201a\u00ac<\/a> !<\/p>\n

<\/a> Screen Based<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

The Personal Space Station<\/a> uses a screen and a mirror so that the hands of the user and the virtual environment share the same space :<\/p>\n[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HSkp97asTz0[\/youtube]\n

The NexCave<\/a> is a new initiative to try and create immersive walls using standard screens :<\/p>\n[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9Hx4MUhpq0E[\/youtube]\n

<\/a> HMD, VR Goggles<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

There is an impressive number of Head Mounted Displays<\/a> (HMD) on the market. Some of them are getting more attention :<\/p>\n

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(c) S. Kuntz<\/p>\n

– the eMagin Z800<\/a> seems to be the most successful. Priced at1500$, it has very nice displays (OLED, 800×600), but disappointing integrated trackers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(c) Trimersion<\/p>\n

– the Trimersion<\/a> has the big advantage of being wireless and cheap (600$). Small resolution (640×480) and probably crappy integrated trackers. Note that the gun is not tracked.<\/p>\n

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\n(c) Sensics<\/p>\n

– the piSight Sensics<\/a> is a panoramic HMD, with a field of view up to 180\u00c2\u00b0, and up to 4200×2400 pixels per eye ! It is made up of several OLED 800×600 displays (built by eMagin). The main problem<\/a> is that if it is not perfectly setup on your head, you can see the seams between those displays. And it’s very expensive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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