The Beckman Institute Cube – operated by The Integrated Systems Laboratory at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology – is an immersive, true 3D visualization chamber in which subjects benefit from a completely unwired visualization experience.
Based on the successful motion tracking installation of a six-sided immersive visualization environment at Duke University last year, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chose the InterSense IS-900 solution for its precision performance, one-time calibration and visually unobtrusive installation.
The tracking system is currently being used for experiments by the university’s psychology department, including testing focused on the nature of object memory, special memory across changes in viewpoint and mental processes used to divide objects into categories.
The InterSense IS-900 system enables the Cube to render six channels of stereo images projected on its walls, providing the correct viewing perspective for the subject in real time. This is accomplished via the InterSense head tracker, which updates the Cube’s visualization software with precise, fast motion tracking measurements. The InterSense system also provides a wireless, tracked wand input device enabling subjects to interact and control features of this immersive environment.
