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AVIE - Advanced Visualisation and Interaction Environment

Jeffrey Shaw and Dennis Del Favero
2004

AVIE consists of a 360 degree stereoscopic immersive interactive visualisation environment with motion and shape tracking systems and a multi-channel audio system. It is a set of state-of-the-art resources that enables the development and study of applications in the fields of immersive visualisation, immersive sonification, and human interaction design. It is located in iCinema's Scientia Facility

AVIE: exterior view showing T_Visionarium II

AVIE provides a medium in which three-dimensional audio-visual experiences are created by a combination of multiple projectors and multiple sound sources. People within the visualisation environment will be tracked by a system of infra-red cameras and real time software able to generate models of their movements and body pose. These, the interactive elements of the AVIE, enable:
Audience participation in the direction of the cinematic experience
Interplay between real people and projected characters or avatars
Precise analysis of trainee behaviour

AVIE is driven by a cluster of computers, running a highly versatile real-time 3D VR engine.

The theatre can be used to display various forms of experience, ranging from:

High-resolution panoramic video,

AVIE: showing Sydney Harbour

High-resolution panoramic stereo images with augmented 3D graphics,

AVIE: interior view showing Place-Hampi

Immersive multi-media data mining,

AVIE: showing T_Visionarium II

to fully interactive realtime 3D graphics.

AVIE: showing Mining VR


Credits

Project Directors: Jeffrey Shaw and Dennis Del Favero
Concept and Technical Director: Jeffrey Shaw
Lead Software Engineer: Matthew McGinity
Software/Hardware Engineering: Ardrian Hardjono, Jared Berghold, Alex Kuptsov, Marc Chee, Robin Chow, Xin Guan
Tracking System: Anuraag Sridhar
Audio Engineering: Tim Kreger
Production Co-ordination and Management: Volker Kuchelmeister, Damian Leonard, Densan Obst, Kate Dennis, Sue Midgley

Funded by:
UNSW University Capital Infrastructure Grants Scheme: AVIE

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AVIE Video
 

Mining VR project

T_Visionarium II

Place-Hampi

Scenario

Eavesdrop


AVIE Components