About AZ-LIVE: Arizona Laboratory for Immersive Visualization Environments

AZ-LIVE is a room where university researchers, faculty and students can be immersed in a three-dimensional, computer-generated world. The environment combines 3-D computer graphics, stereoscopic projection technology, acoustical tracking devices and four-channel audio to create the illusion of being present in a virtual world. The reconfigurable projection walls allow users to view their virtual worlds in an intimate CAVE-like enclosure, a slightly larger immersive theater or a very large flat vertical display.

The environment also utilizes a multi-processor, high performance computing workstation cluster capable of handling and displaying large datasets. The advanced projection and tracking system, along with the computing technology in AZ-LIVE, combine to create an environment in which a wide range of applications, models, and virtual worlds can be displayed and navigated interactively.