MRI: Development of the Allosphere, an Immersive Instrument for Scientific Exploration

提案编号：CNS 08- 21858 PI：Turk、Matthew Hollerer、Tobias H.; Hu，Evelyn L.; Kuchera-Morin，JoAnn C.; Wolski，RichardInstitution：University of加州？圣巴巴拉 圣巴巴拉，CA 93106- 2050标题： MRI/器械：Dev.该项目致力于为大规模数据可视化和探索开发先进的多媒体沉浸式环境和科学仪器，旨在为复杂的多维数据的详细分析，合成和操作提供强大的方法，其中观察到的现象范围从非常大到非常小。该仪器将大规模数据的多模态表示与人类规模的可视化和交互技术集成在一个名为Allosphere的新型沉浸式环境中。Allosphere是新的加州纳米系统研究所的一个三层立方体空间，容纳了一个大型穿孔金属球体，作为显示表面。一座可以容纳25名参与者的桥从二楼穿过球体的中心。最终的Allosphere仪器设计预计将包括14个分辨率立体视频投影仪，以照亮整个球形显示表面，256个扬声器分布在外部以提供高质量的空间声音，一套传感器和交互设备，以实现丰富的用户与数据和模拟的交互，以及计算基础设施，以实现提供丰富的视觉，听觉，和交互式体验。当完全建成后，Allosphere预计将成为世界上最大的科学仪器之一。它将作为科学可视化、数值模拟、大规模传感器网络、高性能计算、数据挖掘、知识发现、多媒体系统和人机交互的持续研究试验平台。这种独特的沉浸式探索环境，具有高质量立体视频和空间声音的完整环绕球体以及用于丰富交互的用户跟踪，将支持丰富的交互和探索。与来自多个学科的教师合作，它也将作为分子动力学，脑成像，纳米材料，地球科学和许多其他科学领域探索的关键工具。例如，通过fMRI数据导航和探索实时地理空间数据集。更广泛的影响：该项目使许多对社会有广泛影响的重要领域受益。Allosphere将提供给机构以外的研究人员和合作伙伴，并将利用当地的推广计划吸引K-12学生参与利用环境的科学探索项目。异相球很可能吸引所有年龄和兴趣的学生。

Proposal #: CNS 08-21858PI(s): Turk, Matthew Hollerer, Tobias H.; Hu, Evelyn L.; Kuchera-Morin, JoAnn C.; Wolski, RichardInstitution: University of California ? Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2050Title: MRI/Dev.: Dev. of the Allosphere, an Immersive Instrument for Scientific Exploration Project Proposed:This project, contributing in the development of an advanced multimedia immersive environment and scientific instrument for large-scale data visualization and exploration, aims to provide powerful methods for detail analysis, synthesis, and manipulation of complex multi-dimensional data where the observed phenomena range from the very big to the very small. The instrument integrates the multimodal representation of large-scale data with human-scale visualization and interaction techniques in a novel immersive environment known as the Allosphere. The Allosphere is a three-story cubic space in the new California NanoSystems Institute, housing a large perforated metal sphere that serves as a display surface. A bridge that can hold 25 participants cuts through the center of the sphere from the second floor. The final Allosphere instrumentation design is expected to include 14 resolution stereo video projectors to light up the complete spherical display surface, 256 speakers distributed outside to provide high quality spatial sounds, a suite of sensors and interaction devices to enable rich user interaction with the data and simulations, and the computing infrastructure to enable the high volume computations necessary to provide a rich visual, aural, and interactive experience for the user. When fully constructed, the Allosphere is expected to be one of the largest scientific instruments in the world. It will serve as an ongoing research testbed for scientific visualization, numerical simulations, large-scale sensor networks, high-performance computing, data mining, knowledge discovery, multimedia systems, and human-computer interaction. This unique immersive exploration environment, with a full surrounding sphere of high quality stereo video and spatial sound and user tracking for rich interaction will support rich interaction and exploration. Partnering with faculty from several disciplines, it will also serve as a key tool for exploration in molecular dynamics, brain imaging, nanomaterials, earth science, and many other scientific fields. For example, navigating through fMRI data and exploring live geospatial datasets.Broader Impacts: This project benefits many important fields that have wide impact on society. The Allosphere will be made available to researchers and partners beyond the institution and will leverage local outreach programs to attract K-12 students involving them early in scientific exploration projects that utilize the environment. The Allosphere is likely to draw students of all ages and interests.