Use of Stereoscopic Virtual Reality for Online Atmospheric Nucleation Research and Education

Department

Computer Science

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

International Journal of Engineering and Technical Research (IJETR)

ISSN

2321-0869

Volume

3

Issue

9

First Page

131

Last Page

138

Publication Date

9-1-2015

Abstract

Molecular-level understanding of complex atmospheric nucleation processes is crucial for modelers and researchers who are studying the mechanisms of atmospheric aerosol nucleation. To promote collaborative research and online education in this field, we developed a web-based nucleation data analysis and visualization platform. We have learned that the success of our effort largely depends on the effectiveness of user interface design and data visualization. In this paper, we study the potential of incorporating stereoscopic virtual reality (VR) technologies into our web-based system to achieve our goal. We implemented three different VR enhanced data visualization solutions and conducted a thorough user study and comparison. Our findings could be valuable to anyone who is interested in developing an online 3D virtual world for research and educational purposes.

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