TeraGrid DTFnet
Researchers: Jason Leigh, Maxine Brown, Thomas A. DeFanti, Argonne National Laboratory, Northwestern University
October 1, 1997 - September 1, 2004

The TeraGrid DTFnet is an anchor tenant at StarLight, where EVL works with networking engineers from Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern… Read more

NCSA: National Computational Science Alliance
Researchers: Thomas A. DeFanti, L. Smarr, R. Abdulla, C. Bender, D. Ceperley, J. Connolly, R. GileJ. Hennessy, K. Kennedy;. McRae, J. Ostriker, D. Reed, R. Stevens, M. Vernon, P. Woodward
October 1, 1997 - September 30, 2005

After 10 years, the NSF Supercomputer Centers Program was replaced with the NSF Partnerships for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (PACI)… Read more

The Round Earth Project
Researchers: Andrew Johnson, Carlos Orrego, Joseph Alexander (1973-2017), Maria Roussou, Tom Moher, M. Gillingham, J. Hemmerich, J. Jain, M. Orr, S. Ohlsson, T. DeFanti
October 1, 1997 - September 1, 2000

The Round Earth Project is investigating how virtual reality technology can be used to help teach concepts that are counter-intuitive to a… Read more

The Virtual Temporal Bone
Researchers: Alan Millman, Theodore P. Mason M.D, Mary Rasmussen, Ray Evenhouse, Linda Warren, Noah Lowenthal, Jay McElroy, Rose Seelaus, Judy Challender, Edward L. Applebaum, Walter Panko Ph.D
August 1, 1997 - July 30, 1999

Mastery of the complex anatomic interrelationships of the human temporal bone is an essential part of otolaryngologic residency training, requiring… Read more

STAR TAP℠ : Science, Technology, and Research Transit Access Point
Researchers: Jade Almaguer, Thomas A. DeFanti, A. Kassem, R.Butler
May 1, 1997 - April 30, 2004

STAR TAP℠ - Science, Technology, And Research Transit Access Point - is a persistent infrastructure, funded by the National Science Foundation… Read more

CAVE6D
Researchers: Abhinav Kapoor, Jason Leigh, G.H. Wheless, C. Lascara - Center for Coastal Physcial Oceanography, Old Dominion University
January 1, 1997 - December 1, 1999

CAVE5D, co-developed by Wheless and Lascara from ODU and Dr. Bill Hibbard from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a configurable virtual reality… Read more

A Comparsion of Video, Avatar & Face-To-Face in Collaborative Virtual Learning Environments
Researchers: Jim Costigan
September 1, 1996 - May 1, 1997

The use of communication technology has an effect on communication. Studies have been conducted that show these effects vary by transmission channel… Read more

Dimension Land
Researchers: Andrew Johnson, Craig Barnes, Dave Pape, Jason Leigh, Jim Costigan, Milana Huang, Jim Danowski
September 1, 1996 - May 1, 1997

In Dimension Land a remotely located instructor uses a shared virtual environment and the three dimensions of VR to teach about hypercubes and 4D… Read more

Real-Time 3D Head Position Tracker System With Stereo Cameras Using a Face Recognition Neural Network
Researchers: Javier Girado
January 15, 1996 - August 25, 2004

Creating credible virtual reality (VR) computer-generated worlds requires constant updating of the images in all displays to have the correct… Read more

Advanced Networking Research
Researchers: Jason Leigh, Luc Renambot
January 1, 1996 - Ongoing

Advanced Networking Research (ANR) has been a focus of EVL’s work over the last decade. The ANR encompasses the development of an advanced… Read more

ImmersaDesk2™
Researchers: Daniel J. Sandin, Greg Dawe, Thomas A. DeFanti
January 1, 1996 - May 1, 1997

The development of the ImmersaDesk2™ system in 1996 focused upon a number of design issues not addressed by the initial ImmersaDesk™… Read more

Video Avatars
Researchers: Alex Hill, Anupreet Kalra, Dana M. Plepys, Daniel J. Sandin, Fang Wang, Joe Insley, Johnny Lawson, Satheesh Subramanian, Vivek Rajan
January 1, 1996 - December 31, 1998

Tele-immersive virtual applications utilize avatars to represent users in remote environments, primarily to aid in communication during collaborative… Read more

VideoAvatar Library (3D static)
Researchers: Daniel J. Sandin, Joe Insley
January 1, 1996 - August 1, 1997

The VideoAvatar Library is a collection of functions that works in conjunction with the CAVE Library, and can be used to add static, photo-realistic… Read more

Synesthesia: Collaborative Biosignal Experience
Researchers: Alan Verlo, Bill Reynolds, Joe Reitzer, Marcus Thiebaux, Margaret Watson, Morteza Ghazisaedy, Rita Addison, Robert V. Kenyon, Tom Coffin, Anthony Tamburrino, Dave Warner, Eben Gay
December 3, 1995 - December 8, 1995

Synesthesia is defined as a unique neuroperceptual event identified in one out of three million people in which a sensory input, such as music, is… Read more

Participatory Artificial Life Demonstration
Researchers: Matthew Szymanski, Michael E. Papka, Terry Disz, Terry Franguiadakis, Rick Stevens
December 3, 1995 - December 8, 1995

The science being visualized is a demonstration of artificial life by generating computer programs that mimic organic life in simple ways. The… Read more