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Fakespace Systems Announces Availability Of New Passive Stereo Wall Display For Immersive Visualization Solid State Projectors Provide High Brightness Display, Visualizations Appear With A Real Sense of Depth When Viewed With Lightweight Polarized Glasses Kitchener, ON - June 22, 2000 - Fakespace Systems Inc., the world leader in immersive visualization systems, today announced the commercial availability of the Passive Stereo WorkWall™, a high-brightness flat wall display system for viewing large-scale computer-generated models and visual simulations. This addition to the company’s WorkWall product family is a 6-ft. x 7-1/2-ft. rear-projected display that uses solid state projection technology to make computer-generated visualizations appear to exist with true depth when viewed with Fakespace Systems’ lightweight polarized glasses. Fakespace Systems’ family of WorkWall displays is designed to facilitate individual and collaborative group work with virtual models, prototypes, and simulations for applications in product design, engineering, military planning, geological exploration, medicine and scientific research. The Passive Stereo WorkWall uses two solid state digital projectors, which provide a slightly different image for each eye, to create a realistic three-dimensional effect. Other models of the WorkWall (ranging in scale up to 20-ft. wide) use CRT projectors, which require more complex stereo shutter glasses, a light-controlled environment, and regular projector alignment maintenance. “WorkWall systems make it possible to work with complex computer-generated models in large or 1:1 scale providing insights that simply cannot be gained by looking at flat images on a standard computer monitor,” said Steve Fine, vice president of engineering at Fakespace Systems Inc. “While passive stereo has been available for a while, our R&D team has spent many months perfecting the combination of appropriate materials. The result is a display system that generates exceptional color quality with even illumination from corner to corner and no cross-talk between left and right eyes.” The Passive Stereo WorkWall provides native 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution and greater than 1000 ANSI lumens per eye, (a typical CRT projector provides 250 ANSI lumens). This ensures extremely crisp, bright images that are easily viewed in ambient room light or daylight environments. The screen is mounted 17-in. above floor level to accommodate both standing and seated users, and is slightly angled to minimize reflections from overhead room lighting. For design and engineering teams, which use immersive visualization for in-depth review of digital mock-ups, the new Passive Stereo WorkWall is especially useful for extended work on a daily basis. Because images are projected for both eyes simultaneously, the system greatly reduces the fatigue that sometimes accompanies the use of active shutter glasses, which display images for each eye sequentially. To create the stereoscopic effect, a proprietary polarized filtering system, on both the projectors and the stereoscopic eyewear, separates the images for each eye. The lightweight glasses, which look just like regular sunglasses, come in regular wire-frame and clip-on models. The Passive Stereo WorkWall structure is designed to easily fit into a design or conference room with minimal facility disruption. Unlike many projection-based systems, the WorkWall does not require a dedicated projection room with separate access and climate control. The system is simply inset into a wall, with an architecturally designed screen surround that allows air circulation and optional speaker mounts. For projector servicing, the entire structure rolls away from the wall for access to components. The Passive Stereo WorkWall is compatible with CAVELib™ device drivers, which can be used to link it to popular 3D modeling and simulation applications. The CAVELib API supports dimensionally accurate stereo viewing, head tracking, and interactive functionality. The system is also compatible with most CAD/CAM, CAE, simulation, digital mock-up, and seismic analysis software. Pricing for the Passive Stereo WorkWall starts at $117,000 U.S. Optional peripherals include head tracking and motion tracking systems, room control systems, audio systems and a variety of devices for navigating through and manipulating virtual models and environments. ### About Mechdyne Corporation Mechdyne Corporation is the world’s largest company dedicated to consulting and development of immersive, networked and collaborative visualization systems. The company addresses complex projects where an in-depth understanding of user requirements leads to the development of products and customized solutions involving elements of visual, software and support systems. Mechdyne’s product divisions provide advanced display technology, audio/visual systems design, and implementation services, as well as immersive and interactive software development and support. Headquartered in Marshalltown, Iowa, Mechdyne’s customers include leading government laboratories, military research programs, energy companies and a variety of ‘edutainment,’ manufacturing, and other users of visualization technology. More information is available at www.mechdyne.com. Mechdyne Press Contact Jeff Brum Matt Schmidt |
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