DIGISCOPE 2010 Acronyme du projet - Institut Farman - ENS Cachan

APPEL A PROJETS EQUIPEX /
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
2010
DIGISCOPE
SCIENTIFIC SUBMISSION FORM B
flexibility both in terms of hardware and software. The modular nature of each of the
visualization cells will support easy reconfiguration of the screen (used as a wall, or part of it
as a table). The dual visualization setup will also allow it to run both (i) dedicated high-end
visualization applications on a distributed visualization setup, as well as (ii) traditional
software on the single server setup. The entire wall will be connected to the ECP
computational mesocentre through appropriate network infrastructure and will act as a
means to visualize the computational and simulation results.
Together with the DIGISCOPE node at UVSQ and in collaboration with Institut Farman, the
ECP node will concentrate on applications for interactive simulations and for teaching.
Furthermore, the multi-touch aspect of the visualization cells will provide a testbed for new
visualization and interaction techniques using touch, or remotely using a motion capture
system.
• Element 7: Large multitouch wall at UVSQ
The UVSQ node will feature a large wall based on the same or similar technology as that of
ECP and LTCI and a telepresence terminal. It will be installed in an existing 80m 2 room at the
UVSQ observatory. UVSQ will focus on large simulations of phenomena such as plasmas,
and on the applications of DIGISCOPE to teaching, in collaboration with ECP and Institut
Farman.
• Element 8: Large 3D wall at Institut Farman
The Institut Farman node will be a constellation of devices made up of a main decision
center with a telepresence terminal and two remote satellites. The main decision center will
be a large 3D power wall installed in the Institute’s future building at ENS Cachan while the
satellites will be hosted in the laboratories of the Institute. The wall will be based on
stereoscopic 3D projectors with the best technology available at the time (a few very high
resolution projectors or a larger number of stackable projection-based display cubes). A
motion tracking system will be used to support interaction with the wall. The two satellites
will consist each of a very high-resolution 56” display with standard input devices and a
videoconferencing terminal compatible with the telepresence system.
This node will focus on applications to decision-making and interactive simulation. In
particular the satellites will make it possible to experiment with collaborative methodologies
for remote decision-support in a variety of contexts.
• Element 9: Large 3D wall at Maison de la Simulation
The node at Maison de la Simulation will be a large 3D power wall and telepresence terminal
installed in the CEA facilities at Orme des Merisiers, close to the PCRI, Digiteo-Moulon and
LIMSI buildings. The large wall will use projection technology and feature a 3D motion
capture system for interaction. The wall will be connected to the high-performance
computing facilities of Teratec 16 and the TGCC 17 (Très Grand Centre de Calcul or Very Large
Computing Center) installed at CEA in Bruyères-le-Chatel, about 20km away. TGCC is the
home to one of the top high-performance computers in the world. In order to handle the very
large datasets produced by some of the simulations run on Teratec and TGCC, a local cluster
will compute the visualizations for the power wall.
16 http://www.teratec.eu
17 http://www.teratec.eu/gb/technopole/tgcc.html
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