Researchers: Brenda Lopez Silva, Luc Renambot

CytoViz is an artistic, real-time information visualization driven by statistical information gathered during gigabit network transfers to the Scalable Adaptive Graphical Environment (SAGE). Data streams are mapped to cellular organisms defining their structure and behavior as autonomous agents. Network bandwidth drives the growth of each entity and the latency defines its physics-based independent movements. The collection of entities is bound within the 3D representation of the local venue. This visual and animated metaphor allows the public to experience the complexity of high-speed network streams that are used in the scientific community.

CytoViz displays the presence of discoverable Bluetooth devices carried by nearby persons. The concept is to generate an event-specific, real-time visualization that creates informational 3D patterns based on actual local presence. The observed Bluetooth traffic is put in opposition of the wide-area networking traffic by overlaying 2D animations on top of the 3D world. Each device is mapped to an animation fading over time while displaying the name of the detected device and its unique physical address.

Email: brenda @ evl.uic.edu

Date: May 1, 2006 - Ongoing

Related Entries

Directory:

• Brenda Lopez Silva
• Luc Renambot

Events:

• IS&T / SPIE International Symposium 2007
• iGRID 2005 :: The Global Lambda Integrated Facility (GLIF)

Papers:

• CytoViz: an Artistic Mapping of Network Measurements as Living Organisms in a VR Application

Related Categories

• Applications
• Networking
• Visualization