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Computer Visualization Facility. Background. Advanced Research Computing section started as HPC support group Funded from research vote (off-the-top) Charged with increasing number of users and range of disciplines Founded Computer Visualization Facility as one means to achieve this.
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Background • Advanced Research Computing section started as HPC support group • Funded from research vote (off-the-top) • Charged with increasing number of users and range of disciplines • Founded Computer Visualization Facility as one means to achieve this
Rationale • Scientific Visualization • Introduce scientists to better graphics • Better presentation • Better understanding • Rendering and Animation • Artists using HPC • Multimedia test facility
The Toys VisionStation Plasma Screen
Case Study • Theoretical Physics • Coupled-channel Collective Model • Elastic scattering of Neutrons from Carbon nuclei • Intensive Numerical Integration • Started as a HPC collaboration • Model has ~10 parameters • 1000 pts takes ~20 mins on 1 APAC cpu
QCG visualization • Simulation of quantum states of two phosphorous atoms forming a gate in a quantum computer
Terrain mapping • Using publicly available data from satellite image as texture map on a digital elevation model to produce a realistic 3D image
The nephron (kidney cell) • As part of the virtual kidney project an accurate model of a nephron was developed. • A fly-through developed for the VisionStation (immersive display) is shown
Two concept developments • Student academic progression • Genetically modified pollen dispersion
New CVF proposal • We thought we might get some space in one of the new buildings in our South Precinct. • This was part of our presentations • We didn’t get that space…
Other activities • Adobe Atmosphere • Interactions between avatars in specific virtual environments • My True Colours • Performance art • Video-conferencing • Plasma screen wows them all
Futures • New location • AccessGrid node • Using labs for out-of-hours rendering