[diverse-devel] DIVERSE BOF at SIGGRAPH, Aug 2, 10:30AM

[Steve S. <st...@ni...>]

DIVERSE BOF

Wednesday, August 2
10:30am - 12:00pm
Convention Center, 213
Device Independent Virtual Environments - Reconfigurable, Scalable, Extensible

DIVERSE is a cross-platform, open source, API for developing virtual reality
applications that can run almost anywhere. DIVERSE currently runs on Linux, OS
X and Windows. The goal of DIVERSE is to enable developers to quickly build
applications that will run on the desktop as well as various immersive
systems. To avoid hindering development, DIVERSE is designed without the
"center of the universe" paradigm; you only use the parts of DIVERSE that you
need. This allows DIVERSE to interact with many other APIs and toolkits like,
OpenGL, OpenSceneGraph, SGI OpenGL Performer, VTK and Coin.


New for SIGGRAPH 2006 will be:

    * DOSG, the DIVERSE interface to OpenSceneGraph
    * coVE, collaborative Virtual Environments


DIVERSE provides:

    * A common user interface to interactive graphics and/or VE
      programs. Using DIVERSE, the same program can be run on CAVE(TM),
      ImmersaDesk(TM), HMD, desktop and laptop systems without modification.

    * A common API to VE oriented hardware such as trackers, wands, joysticks,
      and motion bases.

    * Many other tools such as "remote shared memory ", message passing, and
      collaboration tools.

    * Basic "cluster" support through DADS

    * Generic, extendable 2D in 3D interaction techniques

    * DIVERSE includes user applications to load, view, and navigate models in
      the CAVE as easily as the desktop.

DIVERSE is currently being used and developed by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Virginia Tech's University Visualization and
Animation Group, Opentech, Inc. and other "diverse" individuals.

Relevant URLs:
   DIVERSE home page:  diverse.sourceforge.net
   NIST Scientific Applications & Visualization Group: math.nist.gov/mcsd/savg/
   Virginia Tech CAVE:  www.cave.vt.edu
   Opentech, Inc:  opentechinc.com

For more information about the BOF, please contact:
        Steve Satterfield: st...@ni...
        John Kelso: ke...@ni...