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Multi-User Immersive Virtual Reality Prototype for Collaborative Visualization of Microscopy Image Data

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VRCAI '19: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry

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This paper examines the creation of the Multi-User Cell Arena (MUCA), a novel 3d data visualization work emphasizing virtual co-location via customizable VR avatars. The work explores the utility of building collaborative virtual-reality spaces using consumer VR hardware and the importance of virtual user embodiment. The workflow from raw microbiological scan data to VR representation is documented, noting the unique design challenges of multi-user spaces. Related works in the field are compared, and the limitations of the mesh-cache shell workflow are discussed along with possible future improvements to the multi-user avatar system.

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VRCAI '19: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry

November 2019

354 pages

ISBN:9781450370028

DOI:10.1145/3359997

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Joaquim Jorge
INESC/ID & Univ Lisboa, Portugal
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University of New South Wales, Australia
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Herman Van Eyken
Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
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University of Washington
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University of Queensland, Australia
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Disney Research, USA and Edinburgh Napier University, UK
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Takuji Narumi
University of Tokyo, Japan

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Garrido DJacob JSilva D(2023)Performance Impact of Immersion and Collaboration in Visual Data Analysis2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR)10.1109/ISMAR59233.2023.00093(780-789)Online publication date: 16-Oct-2023
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Korkut ESurer E(2023)Visualization in virtual reality: a systematic reviewVirtual Reality10.1007/s10055-023-00753-827:2(1447-1480)Online publication date: 17-Jan-2023
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Garrido DJacob JSilva D(2021)Building a Prototype for Easy to Use Collaborative Immersive AnalyticsComputational Science – ICCS 202110.1007/978-3-030-77961-0_50(628-641)Online publication date: 16-Jun-2021
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