GeoExhibit
GeoZui 3D Explorer 1

Briana Sullivan, Matthew Plumlee, Roland Arsenault, Colin Ware: UNH

Tracy Fredericks: Seacoast Science Center
Our goal is to integrate state of the art 3D visualization technology into a public kiosk display at museums and science centers. This allows the general public to interact with 3d data in an educational yet entertaining setting.

For our work, we have developed a user interface that allows the public to navigate within specific virtual journies. GeoExhibit is built upon our GeoZui3D geographic visualization system, which uses center of workspace interaction as a unifying concept.

An example of the visitors point of view is shown in the figure below. In this scene are 3D images, labels, the multibeam sonar mapping of the Piscataqua River (the bathymetry), a corresponding legend showing the depth of the river at various locations (lower left), and an avatar dive sled. The visitors to this exhibit can take a journey up the Piscataqua River, visit an aquaculture site near the Isles of Shoals, or travel to George's Bank.


The Seacoast Science Center in Rye, New Hampshire is the first to use GeoExhibit as a full time public kiosk.

Papers and Other Resources
B. Sullivan, C. Ware and M. Plumlee, "Linking Audio And Visual Information While Navigating In A Virtual Reality Kiosk Display," in press. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia.

Contacts
For further information, contact Colin Ware.