Immersive Visualization / IQ-Station Wiki
This site hosts information on virtual reality systems that are geared toward scientific visualization, and as such often toward VR on Linux-based systems. Thus, pages here cover various software (and sometimes hardware) technologies that enable virtual reality operation on Linux.
The original IQ-station effort was to create low-cost (for the time) VR systems making use of 3DTV displays to produce CAVE/Fishtank-style VR displays. That effort pre-dated the rise of the consumer HMD VR systems, however, the realm of midrange-cost large-fishtank systems is still important, and has transitioned from 3DTV-based systems to short-throw projectors.
Tracking Systems
Recommendations
There are three specific Position Tracking systems that are recommended. Choosing a particular model depends on the factors described below, as well as availability.
Recommendations:
- NaturalPoint Tracking Tools Plus package provides 6 IR cameras plus the reflective balls, and calibration tools requied for a good tracking environment. This has been the traditional system of the IQ-station community, so there is a lot of experience with it.
- NaturalPoint Trio system provides 3 IR cameras in a fixed bar arrangement. This saves from having to do calibration for the camera arrangements. These are just now being tested for use with IQ-stations.
- AR-Tracking SmartTrack system provides 2 IR cameras in a fixed bar arrangement, also saving from calibration. These too are just now being tested for use with IQ-stations. Note that these are slightly pricier than the other two options.