Multiscreen graphic driver for semi-Cave virtual reality in Vulkan environment

• Autorzy: Sawicki Dariusz J. , Izdebski Łukasz , Wolska Agnieszka , Wisełka Mariusz

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DOI

10.15199/48.2024.12.61

Warianty tytułu

PL

Sterownik graficzny dla rzeczywistości wirtualnej typu CAVE w środowisku Vulkan

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) is an example of a multimedia installation that allows perceiving virtual reality (VR) in its best form. The aim of the article is to present a specialized installation of this type (SEMI-CAVE), in which authors’ own display software based on Vulkan environment was developed. The benefits, problems and good programming practices were also highlighted. Experiments and conducted research in SEMI-CAVE laboratory have confirmed the advantages of the proposed solution.

PL

Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) to przykład instalacji multimedialnej umożliwiającej postrzeganie rzeczywistości wirtualnej (VR) w jej najlepszej postaci. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie specjalistycznej instalacji tego typu (SEMI-CAVE), w której opracowano autorskie oprogramowanie do wyświetlania informacji z wykorzystaniem środowiska Vulkan. Zwrócono uwagę na korzyści, problemy i dobre praktyki programistyczne. Eksperymenty i badania przeprowadzone w SEMI-CAVE potwierdziły zalety przyjętego rozwiązania.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

virtual environment; immersive VR; CAVE VR

PL

środowisko wirtualne; zanurzenie w wirtualną rzeczywistość; wirtualna rzeczywistość typu CAVE

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo SIGMA-NOT
• Czasopismo: Przegląd Elektrotechniczny
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: R. 100, nr 12
• Strony: 287--293
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 39 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Sawicki Dariusz J.

• Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Theory of Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Information Systems, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warsaw Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3990-0121

autor

Izdebski Łukasz

• JRS Software Warsaw Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1998-4041

autor

Wolska Agnieszka

• Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute, Czerniakowska 16, 00-701 Warsaw Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3912-605X

autor

Wisełka Mariusz

• Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute, Czerniakowska 16, 00-701 Warsaw Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7145-6457

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2025).