ALTERNATIVE MOLECULAR VISUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES

另类分子可视化技术

• 批准号: 8170564
• 负责人: THOMAS GODDARD
• 金额: $ 2.66万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-07-01 至 2011-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8170564
• 关键词: 3-Dimensional; Complement; Computer Graphics; Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects Database; Computers; Data Analyses; Depth Perception; Engineering; Environment; Freedom; Funding; Glass; Grant; Head; Image; Imagery; Institution; Internet; Mechanics; Methods; Modeling; Molecular; Molecular Structure; Motion; Mus; Plastics; Printing; Research; Research Personnel; Resources; Rotation; Source; Technology; United States National Institutes of Health; Video Games; input device; next generation; outreach; two-dimensional; web site

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Interactive molecular visualization and analysis is typically done using desktop computers, standard 3-dimensional video game graphics, and mouse and keyboard input devices. This standard platform is well-suited for 2-dimensional visualization but is not ideal for viewing and manipulating 3-dimensional models. A wide variety of alternative technologies can complement this traditional computer graphics environment and enable more productive methods of 3-dimensional data analysis. All of these methods are currently rather exotic being use by at most a few percent of molecular structure researchers. This project explores and promotes technologies that may become next-generation analysis methods. Specific technologies we are exploring include printing 3-dimensional plastic models using rapid-prototyping machines from mechanical engineering, making lenticular images which are printed scenes that provide depth perception without special glasses, new stereo displays using flat panel displays and polarized or shutter glasses, using the Nintendo Wii game controller or web cameras to track user head-motion to control view angle in a scene, using 6 degree-of-freedom input devices for rotation and moving objects in a scene. We present the results of many of these technology studies in a "Technology Notes" section of our Resource center web site. http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/Outreach/technotes/index.html

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