The new Teleimmersion Room at the Manning Information Technology Services building at UNC-Chapel Hill enables users in different geographical locations to collaborate in real time in a shared, simulated environment as if they were in the same physical room. In a tele-immersive environment, computers track movements and images and then project them in realistic, geographically distributed immersive environments where people can interact with each other and with computer generated models.

The Teleimmersion Room includes:

• Two Sony SRX-R105 4k projectors for 3D stereoscopic viewing (native resolution: 4096 x 2160)
• A 10’ x 5’ rear-projected screen
• 3D stereoscopic scientific visualization
• 3D viz-augmented telepresence videoconferencing research
• Membership to CineGrid, which explores digital transmission of 4k images worldwid

The Showcase Room at the new Manning Information Technology Services building at UNC-Chapel Hill incorporates the latest in tools for demonstration and research. It is used by researchers and scientists to visualize a wide variety of research data, and serve as an educational tool for students to help them understand complex concepts through high-resolution and 3D imagery.

The centerpiece of the Showcase Room is a 15-foot diameter tilt dome display with four SXGA+ projectors. The system, capable of displaying content from a variety of image generation devices, such as picture-in-a-picture, full dome or partial dome, will run automated presentations and live interactive visualizations. The dome is fitted with full digital surround sound to provide users an immersive experience with a 180-degree field of view.

Collaborators
Masaya Konishi, UNC-Chapel Hill Facilities Planning
Lee Becker, Hartman-Cox
Ray Jazinsky, Rogers-Hardin
Surinder Hunjan, SEOS

RENCI at UNC-Chapel Hill’s new Manning Information Technology Services building supports the use of visualization technology and advanced computational methods. The state-of-the-art facility includes a Social Computing Room that features 12 NEC WT610 projectors that create a 360-degree 768 x 12,288 display for virtual worlds such as Second Life as well as other immersive and interactive experiences.

Collaborators
Masaya Konishi, UNC Facilities Services
Lee Becker, Hartman-Cox Architects
Ray Jazinsky, Rogers-Hardin