VR Juggler: A Virtual Platform for Virtual Reality Application Development

  • Authors:
  • Allen Bierbaum;Christopher Just;Patrick Hartling;Kevin Meinert;Albert Baker;Carolina Cruz-Neira

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • VR '01 Proceedings of the Virtual Reality 2001 Conference (VR'01)
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

Today, scientists and engineers are exploring advanced applications and uses of immersive systems that can be cost-effectively applied in their fields. However, one of the impediments of the wide-spread use of these technologies is the extensive technical expertise required of application developers. A software environment that provides abstractions from specific details of hardware configurations and low-level software tools is needed to provide a common base for the prototyping, development, testing and debugging of applications. This paper describes VR Juggler, a virtual platform for the creation and execution of immersive applications, that provides a virtual reality system-independent operating environment. We will focus on the approach taken to specify, design, and implement VR Juggler and the benefits derived from our approach.