CAVE Immersive experience with up to 75 % reduced cost and online testing
The Challenge
Many big companies today are using Cave Systems, which offering many advantages for instance in CAD development, design and simulation of logistical processes. Whereas the technology has been already established, most of smaller companies do not benefit from advantages due to high costs of cave.
The Solution
With a new solution IPL (Institut for Product-Management and Logistic) now has developed a low-priced cave system by assembling commercially available standard-hardware components from the shelter offering 75% less expenses. Thus smaller companies can use manifold cave applications in high quality e.g. in the CAD range or in hospitals for training of surgery, as well as in the digital factory for simulation of factory processes or car and aircraft simulation. The new developed cave is based on the 3D stereoscopic software package “BS Cave” (online test download) from Bitmanagement Software, Germany.
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Cave systems are dedicated to render objects and environments in a real stereo-scopic version. The new cave development is a so called Round Cave, which means the projection-walls are generating a nearly closed circle which allows a panoramic sight of round about 260°. Moreover, the rounded projection walls in comparison to edged (squared) systems additionally intensify the 3D immersive effect.
Possible applications range from medical surgical preparation, design studies and construction details, presentation of prototypes to facility planning, architecture and the creation of virtual models in the construction and plant engineering area. Even in vehicles and aircrafts the behavior of inmates, mainly in critical situations can be simulated.
For marketing of the Round Cave, IPL and Bitmanagement Software have signed a cooperation agreement on Jan. 1, 2009. In addition to the traditional marketing model, the two partners agreed on an on-line model where an interested customer receives detailed installation instructions including all data necessary for the procurement of individual components required for each user without charge and with free access.
The software from the Bitmanagement product portfolio consists of BS SDK package, BS Contact Stereo as client renderer and BS Collaborate, which synchronizes the respective computers and projectors. The BS Cave software (test version) will be downloadable free of charge, from the Internet at www.bitmanagement.de without restriction for testing purposes. Upon acquisition of the trial version the clearing is done by license key to be sent by e-mail.
The product is developed by IPL GmbH based on BS Contact Stereo and BS Collaborate of Bitmanagement.