Virtual reality center at Japanese National Museum of Emerging Science and InnovationMountain View 09 July 2001 Tokyo-based Japan Science and Technology Corp. (JST) has chosen an SGI Reality Center facility for the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. The SGI Reality Center will be one of the main exhibits within this eight-story, 355,000-square-foot museum. This immersive, 3D visualization environment seats 40 participants in a theater setting with a 120-degree cylindrical screen. It features an InfiniteReality3 graphics subsystem in an Onyx2 system with three graphics pipes, projected on three Barco high-precision projectors. The computer graphics system consists of eight CPUs and four GByte memory.
The state-of-the-art museum opens in Tokyo on Tuesday, July 10. Featuring
a large, semicircular screen, the Reality Center display, which focuses on the
human brain, will allow participants to learn about new research into the
mind's capabilities by virtually walking through various layers of the brain.
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation will deliver the
latest information about science and technology research while entertaining
young and old alike. Visitors will experience cutting-edge science and
technology research through experimental exhibits and interchange with
scientists and engineers.
Tokyo-based Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. has been instrumental in developing
the system, while the company's Toppan Media Center is responsible for
integration. Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.'s wide successes in the design,
development and administration of virtual reality theaters include the Tokyo
University Production Engineering Laboratory at Roppongi, the Tokyo
Metropolitan Art Museum, a Reality Center facility in its headquarters and a
virtual walk-through at the Tokyo National Museum of a temple that was
constructed 1,200 years ago.
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation is a core facility
within the Tokyo Academic Park, a joint project of the Ministries of
Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology and of Economy, Trade and
Industry.
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