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An efficient system for collaboration in tele-immersive environments

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EGPGV '02: Proceedings of the Fourth Eurographics Workshop on Parallel Graphics and Visualization

Pages 123 - 131

Published: 09 September 2002 Publication History

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The paper describes the development of a high-performance system for visualizing complex scientific models in real-time. The architecure of the system is a client/server model, in which the simulator generates lists of 3D graphics objects in parallel to the simulation, from where they are sent to a streaming server. The server transfers the 3D objects to viewer clients. Clients communicate over a second connection with each other, which adds the ability to perform collaborative tasks. An application related to computational fluid dynamics is specified where such a tele-immersive system can be used. The approach differs to other solutions because it offers a large set of graphics primitives for visualization, and it is optimized for distributed, heterogenous environments.

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Index Terms

An efficient system for collaboration in tele-immersive environments
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Architectures
    1. Other architectures
      1. Special purpose systems
2. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces

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EGPGV '02: Proceedings of the Fourth Eurographics Workshop on Parallel Graphics and Visualization

September 2002

151 pages

ISBN:1581135793

Conference Chair:
Dirk Bartz
University of Tubingen
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Xavier Puyeo
Universitat de Girona
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Erik Reinhard
University of Utah

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Vetter Olbrich (2017)Development and Integration of an In-Situ Framework for Flow Visualization of Large-Scale, Unsteady Phenomena in ICONSupercomputing Frontiers and Innovations: an International Journal10.14529/jsfi1703034:3(55-67)Online publication date: 15-Sep-2017
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Prohaska SHutanu AKahler RHege H(2004)Interactive Exploration of Large Remote Micro-CT ScansProceedings of the conference on Visualization '0410.1109/VISUAL.2004.51(345-352)Online publication date: 10-Oct-2004
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/VISUAL.2004.51

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