CAVE
The original idea of the 5-sided projection installation is based on the concept of the CAVE (CAVE Audio Visual Environment) by Carolina Cruz-Neira. Here, the user is located in a cube with projected side surfaces, floor and ceiling, which completely cover their field of vision. In contrast to the Powerwall, the user not only has the impression of interacting with a virtual world, they actually feel like they are inside it. In 2023, the original CAVE, consisting of 5 projection surfaces, each with 2 projectors, was replaced by a 5-sided CAVE consisting of LED walls. The projection takes place with the aid of active stereo display. The projection installation is controlled by a computer network of 7 synchronized nodes, whereby 5 nodes of the system are used for image generation (one for each projector) and 1 node for controlling the display nodes and updating the scene. The 7th node serves as a backup for the control node. It has a permanently installed position detection system with 4 cameras on the ceiling. |
Technical Specifications
- 1.620 borderless LED Panels
- 225 Cabinets/LED frame
- Resolution: 2400 x 2430 Pixel
- Pixel Pitch: 1,25 mm
- Stereoscopic display with 120 frames per second. 60 frames/second per eye
- Optical tracking system from ART with ArtTrack6 cameras
- approx. 3,25 km cable
Cluster with 7 nodes
- 1 Master node
- 5 render nodes
- 1 backup node
Equipment per node
- 2 x Intel Xeon CPU (8 cores)
- 256 GByte memory
- Nvidia Quadro P6000 graphics board
- 100GBit/s Netzwerkanbindung