Building a CAVE or Wedge with Java 3D
As further testament to the flexibility of the Java 3D view model, we illustrate the building of a Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) system. Before diving into the nuts and bolts, we need to acknowledge that some VR researchers might take exception to our use of the term CAVE. Our definition of CAVE is really any multiprojector setup. A CAVE in the more precise sense is a multiprojector system setup in a very particular way. The CAVE was originally developed nearly 10 years ago at the University of Illinois at Chicago by Cruz-Neira, Sandin, and Defanti. In its traditional form, the CAVE is in place at several research institutions and includes stereo display and head tracking.
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