Realidade Virtual

Advanced Visualization Solutions

Turn-key visualization
solutions and professional
services
Roots back to 1988
Worldwide presence
Over 800 installed projects
Mechdyne’s Core Purpose:
“To Enable Discovery”

1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
Innovations
BOOM
PUSH
Pinch
Glove
mechdyne
First
commercial
CAVE
First Portable
Immersive
Systems
First rear
CURV screen
Beacon stereo-
World’s largest
graphics cluster
First Six
Sided CAVE
First PC
CAVE
First
Reconfigurable
First Digital
Acquire
Fakespace
Systems
Acquisition of
VRCO
World’s Highest
Resolution CAVEs
Fakespace
A History of Innovation
Fakespace
First 6
Side CAVE

World’s largest company dedicated to
visualization technology
• Teams specialized in hardware and software
design, delivery and post-installation support
• A large, focused engineering team
Fully customized systems based upon standard
platforms
Entirely unique designs to meet specific requirements
• Ability and experience to delivery globally
Size and Scope

World-Leading Customers

Visualization Markets

Interactive
exploration of 3D
seismic data
Interactive drill path
planning
Proven ROI – $4M to
120M for incorrect
drill location
Oil/Gas Exploration

Nuclear research
Weapons/vehicle design
Situational awareness
Homeland security
Global weather mapping
Government & Security

Virtually all car companies; aerospace
PowerWalls for exterior; CAVE for interior
Proven ROI - $200K per physical model
Proven time savings
Automotive/Aerospace

Commercial & government sponsored projects
Engineering & Computer Sciences
Human-Computer Interface
and VR
Life Sciences
Virtual Art/Media
Architecture:
Modern/Historic
Virtual Heritage
Education/Research

Medical applications
• Surgical planning
• Medical training
BioTech research
• Drug discovery
• Genomics/
Proteomics
Life Sciences

Group experiences
• Flat and curved screen
theaters
• Mono and stereo
Individual
• Walk-in immersion/
interaction
• Kiosks
• Autostereostereoscopic
monitors (no glasses)
Museums, Virtual Heritage

System Related
Professional Services Visual system
definition and
integration
Software
recommendations
and sales
Computing
specification
Building
design
consultation
w/architects,
contractors
System
staffing
User training
and usability
studies

Interaction DevicesInteraction Devices
Small Group Systems
Permanent and Mobile
Immersive Rooms
4 – 6 Sided and
World’s Largest
Immersive Desks
Multi-projector
Collaborative Walls
Curved and Flat
Re-configurable Systems
Desktop
Custom
Fully
Immersive
Fully
Immersive
Big
Desktop
Big
Desktop
Collaboration TechnologiesCollaboration Technologies
Visualization
Systems

Ultimate Solution

What Makes Immersion?
SENSE OF PRESENCE
Stereoscopic viewing
Wide fields of view - H&V
Quality of images
resolution
high frame rates
shading, texture
Zero lag time
Quality of interaction
High comfort level
Inclusion of other senses
Inclusion of real-life props?

Active Stereo
Highest quality
stereo viewing
96 – 120 Hz
refresh
Shutter glasses
Single “high end”
projector
Varied screens

Passive Stereo
‘Standard’
projectors
Active to passive
conversion
Polarized glasses
– linear or
circular
Special screens
Specific Image
“Issues”

BEACONTM Stereo ‘Standard’
projectors
Active and/or
Passive stereo
Eliminates
“ghosting”
No resolution
limitations
Lower
Maintenance
costs than active
stereo
Two “standard”
projectors
Either active shutter
or passive glasses

Flat vs. Curved Screens
No Audio Bounce Amplification
No Sweet Spot or Distortion
Audio Bounce Amplification
Sweet Spot

CAVE
Completely immersive
and interactive
Requires large
dedicated space
Single person tracked
but can accommodate
four or six
CURV
Allows for some
sense of scale and
immersion
Tracking not
recommended
Allows for larger
groups up to 20 or
more

Software Development and Applications
Analysis using Visual Interaction
Fully Developed, Immersive
Applications
Advanced Interaction Device
Drivers
Application Programmer
Interfaces
Cluster and Interaction
Enabling Software
trackd®
VRScape

Specific System Examples

Three fixed screens with
floor projection
Mechdyne proprietary
seamless corners
Standard size: 7.5’h x 10’w
Typical PC requirements
are one Mother node and
four Child nodes
Standard space
requirement: 35’ x 35’ x 15’

One fixed center screen
with floor projection and
movable side screens
Easy to re-configure (may
be motorized)
Standard size: 7.5’h x 10’w
(each screen)
four Child nodes
Standard space

Rear or front projected
120 degree horizontal FOV
Standard size: 12’radius
Seamless edge blending,
image warped to maintain
perspective
three Child nodes
Standard space

120 degree horizontal FOV
Standard size: 10’h x 12’w
Integrated into your facility
one Child node
Standard space

Custom designed based
on customer needs
Fully integrated as
needed
Custom PC cluster
designed per customer
needs
From the simple to
complex
Custom Systems

Technology Trends

The Challenge
Upgrade the world’s first six-sided virtual
environment into a world-leading
research tool that offers unprecedented
capacity for data visualization.
Extreme Resolution Displays

The Solution
The 100 megapixel C6
24 newest generation Sony
projectors creating 100 times HD
resolution on six walls (more than
twice the resolution of
Mechdyne’s other world-first
system at Los Alamos)
A 49 node PC graphics cluster;
the largest built
Fully networked and integrated
with other Legacy Visualization
Systems

Our Vision: SimplicityOur Vision: Simplicity
Visualization Environment Workgroup Printer
From the desktop, users should be able to click and
see and share the result, anywhere, on any
platform, in any application
Real-time work with native data
100% transparent to the user; focus on data
=

Available Design and Engineering Services
Needs Analysis
Facilities Concept Design
Detailed Engineering Design
3D Modeling and Animation
Large and Small Scale Immersive Design
Reviews and 1:1 Scale Virtual Walkthroughs
Procurement Documentation
Applications and Software Recommendations
and Support
Service and Maintenance Consultation

Visualization Solution
Examples
Challenge – Solution - ROI

The Challenge
Present new 3D CAT scan data of an
Egyptian mummy in a manner that will
attract and engage large audiences – a
target of more than 1,000 visitors per day,
seven days per week for six months.

Theater Design
120 seats
Curved
Three
blended
images

Exhibit Success
120 seats
₤7 admission
8 – 10 shows per day
7 days per week
Over 80 percent
capacity
95% uptime

The Challenge
Develop a research environment flexible
enough for varied commercial and
academic research, public display and
high level presentation purposes to
support sustainable development and
growth in Egypt and the region.
Biblioteca Alexandrina
International School of Information Sciences

The Solution
Fakespace
FLEX™
Reconfigurable
Display

The Challenge
Upgrade the world’s first six-sided virtual
environment into a world-leading
research tool that offers unprecedented
capacity for data visualization.
Iowa State University
Virtual Reality Applications Center

The Solution
The 100 megapixel C6
24 newest generation Sony
projectors creating 100
times HD resolution on six
walls (more than twice the
resolution of Mechdyne’s
other world-first system at
Los Alamos)
A 49 node PC cluster; the
largest built

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