Seeing is Believing: Visualization Technologies for Better Collaboration
The Shell 3-D Visualization Center at the University of Wyoming was established as a computational energy research facility for students, professors, and researchers to analyze data related to mining, and oil and gas. Designed and integrated by Mechdyne Corp., a 3D visualization and virtual reality technology developer headquartered in Marshalltown, Iowa, the lab comprises a four-sided CAVE, a video wall, and three portable “mini-caves.” With these systems, users may literally walk in and immerse themselves in their data to collaborate on such topics as geological analysis, the feasibility of specific mining and/or oil drilling locations, and potential oil and gas opportunities. The Visualization Center also offers cross-departmental collaboration opportunities for those working in architecture and civil engineering, medical sciences, molecular biology, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
