Powerwall
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A powerwall is a large high-resolution display
wall used for projecting large computer generated images. The size of a wall display can range in size from six to over forty feet in width and potentially even larger. The massive display walls typically have a height exceeding nine feet.
Powerwall implementations differ from that of typical large projection displays due to the composition of the image from several smaller high resolution (at least 1024x768, typically 1600x1200) images creating a display that maintains image fidelity even at very close viewing distances. This leads to a versatile environment of use where use/interpretation of the displayed information can be tailored to different depths within the physical working space. Powerwalls and other types of large high-resolution displays are also known as "gigapixel displays", though the largest displays are less than 0.3 gigapixels.
Display device
A display device is an output device for presentation of information in visual or tactile form...
wall used for projecting large computer generated images. The size of a wall display can range in size from six to over forty feet in width and potentially even larger. The massive display walls typically have a height exceeding nine feet.
Powerwall implementations differ from that of typical large projection displays due to the composition of the image from several smaller high resolution (at least 1024x768, typically 1600x1200) images creating a display that maintains image fidelity even at very close viewing distances. This leads to a versatile environment of use where use/interpretation of the displayed information can be tailored to different depths within the physical working space. Powerwalls and other types of large high-resolution displays are also known as "gigapixel displays", though the largest displays are less than 0.3 gigapixels.
External links
- Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) at Sandia National LaboratoriesSandia National LaboratoriesThe Sandia National Laboratories, managed and operated by the Sandia Corporation , are two major United States Department of Energy research and development national laboratories....
- Immersive Media Systems at Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
- Visualization Task Group at Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National Laboratory is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle. ORNL is the DOE's largest science and energy laboratory. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville...
- Lens/Exploratory Visualization Environment for REsearch in Science and Technology (EVEREST) at National Center for Computational SciencesNational Center for Computational SciencesThe National Center for Computational Sciences is a United States Department of Energy Leadership Computing Facility. The NCCS provides resources for calculation and simulation in fields including astrophysics, materials, and climate research...
- Lens/Exploratory Visualization Environment for REsearch in Science and Technology (EVEREST) at National Center for Computational Sciences
- Visualisation and Virtual Reality Group at University of LeedsUniversity of LeedsThe University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
- Laboratory of Computational Science and Engineering at University of MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
- Databases, Data Mining, and Visualization at University of KonstanzUniversity of KonstanzThe University of Konstanz is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1966, and the main campus on the Gießberg was opened in 1972. As one of nine German Excellence Universities today University of Konstanz is counted among Germany's most prestigious...
- Visualization and Data Analysis (VDA) at the Texas Advanced Computing CenterTexas Advanced Computing CenterThe Texas Advanced Computing Center at the University of Texas at Austin, United States, is a research center for advanced computational science, engineering and technology. TACC is located on UT's J.J. Pickle Research Campus....