DIVERSE

DIVERSE

Device Independent Virtual Environments- Reconfigurable, Scalable, Extensible

Platforms, prices, and company
- GNU/Linux and IRIX systems
- Free (GNU LGPL and GPL) software. Benefits of Open Source software (http://www.theaceorb.com/product/benefit.html)
- Virginia Tech's University Visualization and Animation Group (http://www.cave.vt.edu/)
Applications

DIVERSE is a common user interface to interactive graphics and/or VE programs. Using DIVERSE the same program can be run on CAVE^TM ImmersaDesk^TM, HMD (head mounted display), desktop and laptop without modification.
DIVERSE is a common API to VE oriented hardware such as trackers, wands, joysticks, and motion bases.
DIVERSE provides a "remote shared memory" facility allows data from hardware or computation to be asynchronously shared between both local and remote processes

Examples/Samples

dgiPf documentation http://www.diverse.vt.edu/dgiPf/html/dgiPf_Prog_Guide.html
DTK documentation http://www.diverse.vt.edu/DTK/html_docs/
dgiPf example programs http://www.diverse.vt.edu/dgiPf/prereleases/dgiPf/examples/
DTK example programs http://www.diverse.vt.edu/dtk/examples/

Functions
- DIVERSE is comprised of two components:
  - The DIVERSE graphics interface for Performer (dgiPf) provides a framework to implement 3D Virtual Environment (VE) and desktop graphics applications by augmenting OpenGL Performer.
  - The DIVERSE ToolKit (DTK), a separate standalone package, is used by dgiPf to provide access to local and networked (real and virtual) interaction devices.
- DIVERSE is designed without the "center of the universe" paradigm; you only use the parts of DIVERSE that you need, without being forced into using a particular design for your code, or having to add unneeded features.

 /* The following C++ code will run on 

          a CAVE, ImmersaDesk, HMD,

           * desktop 
and laptop, with your choice of navigation and other

 
 * interaction methods, I/O devices and/or emulators

 
 * (user, 
DIVERSE, Performer):

           */ 

 


           #include < dgiPf.h 
>

          

          int 
main(void) {

             pfInit();

             dgiPf app;

             pfConfig();

             app.display()->world()->addChild(pfdLoadFile("model.pfb"));

 
   while(app.state 
          & DGIPF_ISRUNNING)

               pfFrame();

             pfExit();

             return 0; 

          }

Web Resources
- The DIVERSE home page http://www.diverse.vt.edu/

Platforms, prices, and company

Applications

Examples/Samples

Functions

Web Resources