Bangkok--6 Dec--Asian Institute of Technology
An immersive high-resolution wall-sized interactive platform for visualization of data and collaborative human-computer interaction was the subject of a seminar organized at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) recently (2 December 2013).
?The focus is on interactivity between a range of devices and surfaces in a collaborative way,? revealed Prof. Michel Beaudouin-Lafon, Laboratoire de Recherche en Informatique (LRI), Universit? Paris-Sud, Orsay, France, while delivering a talk on Termed Wall-sized Interaction with Large Datasets (WILD).
Elaborating on the vision of ubiquitous computing, Prof. Michel stated that while the hardware aspect has been realized, the real challenge is incorporating the element of interactivity. To create a wall-sized display, 32 monitors are placed on a wall, which enables an ultra high-resolution display. Along with an interactive table and handheld devices, it allows multi-user interactivity.
Scientists from various disciplines including astrophysics, chemistry, biology, neural anatomy and participatory design are utilizing the project. The visualization cluster is now expanding to remote collaboration. The next phase of the project is called Digiscope and it is being extended to external partners.
Prof. Michel was introduced by Dr. Paul Janecek, former faculty at AIT.
WILD: http://insitu.lri.fr/Projects/WILD
Digiscope: http://digiscope.fr/Welcome.html
Photo caption: Prof. Michel Beaudouin-Lafon.