1. University of Illinois at Chicago The Varrier ™ Autostereoscopic VR Display An OptIPuter Display System Daniel Sandin, Todd Margolis, Tom Peterka Javier Girado, Robert Kooima, Thomas DeFanti E V L U I C C a l I t 2 U C S D January 2007

2. University of Illinois at Chicago Complete Panel-Based Auto-Stereo VR Viewer-centered perspective –with no tracker to wear Wide angle of view 120  - 230  horizontal Stereo vision –without glasses Interactive and real-time Successor to the CAVE

3. University of Illinois at Chicago VR Without Attachments Auto-stereo –no glasses –images are directed out to the viewer’s eyes –single user Camera-based head tracking –tracking needed for VR and to direct images to eyes Walk in the room and VR is in your face –currently wearing a head target is best

4. University of Illinois at Chicago Cylindrical Varrier™

5. University of Illinois at Chicago Cylindrical Varrier™ 40 Mpix / eye

6. University of Illinois at Chicago Personal Varrier 1

7. University of Illinois at Chicago Personal Varrier 3

8. University of Illinois at Chicago Barrier Strip Auto-Stereo Quick Review Columns of right and left eye images viewed through slits R L

9. University of Illinois at Chicago Varrier™ Auto-Stereo Software All Current Demos are in Electro –application development environment –MPI process model –bound to the Lua programming language –cluster-driven tiled displays –virtual reality systems –desktop workstation –multiplatform Linux, Windows, Mac

10. University of Illinois at Chicago Varrier™ Auto-Stereo and the OptIPuter Current compatibilities with OptIPuter –any current Electro-Varrier application can run on the tiled displays in non-stereo –same for COVISE –Have to add a 3d input device –Electro applications run on CAVEs and Cwall –COVISE applications run on CAVEs and Cwall –Varrier displays exist at EVL, Calit2, TRECC

11. University of Illinois at Chicago Varrier™ Auto-Stereo and the OptIPuter Things that need to be done –port COVISE in planning stage –port CAVElib ? originally worked; easy to do if there is demand –Integrate into SAGE in planning stage

12. University of Illinois at Chicago Varrier™ Auto-Stereo and the OptIPuter Varrier is ready to be copied by partners Arrangements have been made for people to buy it

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