Computer Graphics for Designing, Capturing, Simulating, and Exploring 3D Environments

EIA-98-02220麻省理工学院多尔西研究基础设施：探索3D环境该奖项为一个新的计算机图形实验室的计算基础设施提供支持。所要求的设备包括一台高性能计算机服务器、一台高性能3D图形服务器、一台高性能图像/视频/几何服务器、3D数字化仪等外围设备以及一名管理设备的技术工作人员。调查人员将在捕获领域开展工作，涉及自动获取3D城市场景和用于组织视频对象并与其互动的计算视频技术；在探索领域，包括研究基于沉浸式图像的虚拟环境、混合几何学和基于图像的表示法，以及用于加速漫游的硬件；以及在设计和模拟领域，研究计算机辅助照明和声学建模、交互式高保真渲染、气候变化和表面外观以及照片蒙太奇。广泛的应用领域将从这项工作中受益，包括建筑和翻新、视觉影响研究、危机管理和应用方面的培训工具，如制造工艺和车辆操作。

EIA- 98-02220Dorsey, Julie Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCISE Research Infrastructure: Exploring 3D EnvironmentsThis award provides support for the computational infrastructure of a new computer graphics laboratory. The requested equipment consists of a high performance computer server, a high performance 3D graphics server, a high performance image/video/geometry server, peripheral devices such as a 3D digitizer, and a technical staff member to manage the equipment. The investigators will be working in the areas of capture, involving the automatic acquisition of 3D urban scenes and computational video techniques for organizing and interacting with video objects; in exploration, including research in immersive image-based virtual environments, hybrid geometry and imaged-based representations, and hardware for accelerated walk-throughs; and in design and simulation, with research in computer-aided lighting and acoustic modeling, interactive high-fidelity rendering, weathering and surface appearance, and photomontage. A broad spectrum of application domains will benefit from this work, including construction and renovation, visual impact studies, crisis management, and training tools in applications, such as manufacturing processes and vehicle operation.