vPresent:

A New Open Source Presentation Tool for

Immersive Environments

Ka Chun Yu1 , Patrick Hartling2 , Aron Bierbaum2 , Allen

Bierbaum2 , Dan Neafus1
1 Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2 Priority 5

Immersive Cinema Workshop: 27 March 2008

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Gates Planetarium
Denver Museum of Nature & Science

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Gates Planetarium
Denver Museum of Nature & Science

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Gates Planetarium
Denver Museum of Nature & Science

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Gates Planetarium
Denver Museum of Nature & Science

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Gates Planetarium
Denver Museum of Nature & Science

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Gates Planetarium
Denver Museum of Nature & Science

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IMAGE PAN

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IMAGE PAN

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IMAGE PAN
I “Billboards”

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IMAGE PAN
I “Billboards”
I Cubic environment map

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IMAGE PAN
I “Billboards”
I Cubic environment map

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IMAGE PAN
I “Billboards”
I Cubic environment map

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IMAGE PAN
I “Billboards”
I Cubic environment map
I Cylindrical panoramas

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IMAGE PAN
I “Billboards”
I Cubic environment map
I Cylindrical panoramas
I Model loader

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IMAGE PAN
I “Billboards”
I Cubic environment map
I Cylindrical panoramas
I Model loader
I Waypoints, flightpaths

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IMAGE PAN Drawbacks

I Performer OpenGL based; limited to SGI Onyx (and

Linux)

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IMAGE PAN Drawbacks

I Performer OpenGL based; limited to SGI Onyx (and

Linux)
I Difficulty of use

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IMAGE PAN Drawbacks
I Performer OpenGL based; limited to SGI Onyx (and
Linux)
I Difficulty of use

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IMAGE PAN Drawbacks
I Performer OpenGL based; limited to SGI Onyx (and
Linux)
I Difficulty of use

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vPresent:

I Partnership with Priority 5

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vPresent:

I Partnership with Priority 5

I Goals:
I Open Source development

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vPresent:

I Partnership with Priority 5

I Goals:
I Open Source development

I Ease of use

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vPresent:

I Partnership with Priority 5

I Goals:
I Open Source development

I Ease of use

I Multiple display configurations

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vPresent:

I Partnership with Priority 5

I Goals:
I Open Source development

I Ease of use

I Multiple display configurations

I Multiple platform support

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vPresent 1.0

I Ability to load and display images and models inside a

navigable 3D virtual environment

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vPresent 1.0

I Ability to load and display images and models inside a

navigable 3D virtual environment
I Geometries include: flat images, cylindrical panoramas,
spherical panoramas (environment maps), fisheyes, 3D models

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I Ability to load and display images and models inside a

navigable 3D virtual environment
I Geometries include: flat images, cylindrical panoramas,
spherical panoramas (environment maps), fisheyes, 3D models
I Navigation features: zoom and rotate camera about point;
translate camera

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vPresent 1.0

I Ability to load and display images and models inside a

navigable 3D virtual environment
I Geometries include: flat images, cylindrical panoramas,
spherical panoramas (environment maps), fisheyes, 3D models
I Navigation features: zoom and rotate camera about point;
translate camera
I Run in clustered environments appropriate for planetariums,
CAVEs, other miscellaneous virtual reality display systems.

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vPresent 1.0

I Ability to load and display images and models inside a

navigable 3D virtual environment
I Geometries include: flat images, cylindrical panoramas,
spherical panoramas (environment maps), fisheyes, 3D models
I Navigation features: zoom and rotate camera about point;
translate camera
I Run in clustered environments appropriate for planetariums,
CAVEs, other miscellaneous virtual reality display systems.
I Ease of use: PowerPoint model

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vPresent 1.0

I Ability to load and display images and models inside a

navigable 3D virtual environment
I Geometries include: flat images, cylindrical panoramas,
spherical panoramas (environment maps), fisheyes, 3D models
I Navigation features: zoom and rotate camera about point;
translate camera
I Run in clustered environments appropriate for planetariums,
CAVEs, other miscellaneous virtual reality display systems.
I Ease of use: PowerPoint model
I GNU General Public License

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Software Architecture

I Desktop GUI in Python (PyQT, PyOpenSG) and other

libraries

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Software Architecture

I Desktop GUI in Python (PyQT, PyOpenSG) and other

libraries
I Rendering server daemon: C++, OpenSG 2.0

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Software Architecture

I Desktop GUI in Python (PyQT, PyOpenSG) and other

libraries
I Rendering server daemon: C++, OpenSG 2.0
I Data in OpenDocument format

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Software Architecture

I Desktop GUI in Python (PyQT, PyOpenSG) and other

libraries
I Rendering server daemon: C++, OpenSG 2.0
I Data in OpenDocument format
I Presentation editor GUI

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Software Architecture

I Desktop GUI in Python (PyQT, PyOpenSG) and other

libraries
I Rendering server daemon: C++, OpenSG 2.0
I Data in OpenDocument format
I Presentation editor GUI
I Rendering server

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Software Architecture

I Desktop GUI in Python (PyQT, PyOpenSG) and other

libraries
I Rendering server daemon: C++, OpenSG 2.0
I Data in OpenDocument format
I Presentation editor GUI
I Rendering server
I XML configuration files

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Near Future Developments

I Timeline, waypoint features

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Near Future Developments

I Timeline, waypoint features

I More sophisticated geometries

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Near Future Developments

I Timeline, waypoint features

I More sophisticated geometries
I Improved navigation

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Future Development

I Multi-platform support for renderers

I 3D extruded text creation/display
I Content creation pipeline
I Realtime show capture to dome master
I Stream screen capture from other apps
I PTM plugin

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Future Development

I Multi-platform support for renderers

I 3D extruded text creation/display
I Content creation pipeline
I Realtime show capture to dome master
I Stream screen capture from other apps
I PTM plugin

https://realityforge.vrsource.org/trac/vpresent

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