Case study
University of Northampton
The state-of-the-art, 3D visualisation facility at The University of Northampton’s NVision Centre is the largest project Virtalis has ever undertaken. It combines the UK’s first five-sided ActiveCube, two ActiveWalls and a 512 core HPC cluster.
THE VIRTALIS SOLUTION
The three Virtalis ActiveWorks systems will give the University advanced visualisation facilities with powerful capabilities, all underpinned by high performance computing from SGI and projection equipment from Christie Digital. The incredibly high resolution Virtalis ActiveCube is the only one of its kind in the country and provides the ultimate immersive experience for the user. For bigger groups, the 6m x 3m tracked ActiveWall, powered by Virtalis immersive display software, generates an inspiring 3D stereo experience for up to 75 people at a time for group design and project reviews, teaching sessions and product launches. The smaller ActiveWall is tucked away in the basement and is intended for sensitive research, product design, marketing and small scale customer presentations.
Virtalis has supplied many software packages, adaptors and drivers. These include various CAD packages from PTC, Dassault and AutoDesk, as well as Virtalis’ specialist Virtual Reality (VR) software, StereoServer, its Virtalis Visionary Framework and its landscape visualisation software, GeoVisionary.
“The main reason we chose Virtalis is because they have the experience and expertise to support us while we develop our offering, not just with their immersive displays, but in developing specialist software applications that will benefit our students and the wider business community.” Stuart Wayne, NVision's Manager
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