LaserAid, Polhemus, and Digital ArtForms Debut Wireless 3D Interaction at I/ITSEC 2006.SpaceGrips[R] Wireless Enable New Levels of Interaction ORLANDO, Fla. -- LaserAid announces the debut of its revolutionary new 3D interactive devices, SpaceGrips[R] Wireless, at the 2006 Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC I/ITSEC Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference ) in Orlando. SpaceGrips are full 6 Degree-of-Freedom (6DOF See depth of field and 6DOF. DOF - degrees of freedom ) button devices that allow users to reach directly into space to visualize, manipulate, and shape the environment. Based on the industry-proven Polhemus Latus Wireless Tracking System, SpaceGrips are the first button controller to offer compact cordless tracking. Working in close collaboration with Digital ArtForms, Inc, LaserAid has designed SpaceGrips to support their powerful and elegant two-handed interaction paradigm, THI THI Townscape Heritage Initiative (UK grant program) THI Temperature Humidity Index THI Taeknihaskoli Islands (Technical University of Iceland; Reykjavik, Iceland) THI Target Hazard Index (Two-Handed Interface). The capabilities of this interface will be demonstrated at I/ITSEC as the centerpiece of C2THI, an immersive Command and Control environment being built for the US Army CERDEC CERDEC Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center in Fort Monmouth Fort Monmouth is a United States Army installation in Eatontown, Tinton Falls and Oceanport, New Jersey, and about one mile from the Atlantic Ocean. The base covers nearly 1,126 acres of land, from the Shrewsbury River west to Route 35, called Main Post. , New Jersey to support all aspects of mission planning, battle management, and after action review (AAR Aar, river: see Aare. ). "True wireless tracking has been elusive. A number of systems have promised wireless, but there's always been a catch. Polhemus' Latus system actually delivers high-quality, high-speed, lagless tracking that is genuinely wireless," said Greg McAuliffe, president of LaserAid. "For those of us who have been watching the technology through the years, this comes as a real breakthrough. For those who haven't, this is a step in the natural evolution of interface. By combining the SpaceGrips with Digital ArtForms' THI, the interface dissolves away; you just do what you're naturally wired for." About LaserAid LaserAid was founded in 1988 to target special engineering projects for industrial manufacturing clients. Having expertise in responsive custom solutions, LaserAid is uniquely positioned to respond to the needs of the VR community. Working with the US Army CERDEC the original SpaceGrips (corded) has evolved into SpaceGrips Wireless affording VR users and application developers a new-found freedom to implement their design ideals for the first time in a fully un-tethered (natural) way. About Polhemus Polhemus is the industry leader in 6 Degree-of-Freedom (DOF) motion capture, tracking and digitizing "Digitizer" redirects here. For the computer device, see Digitizing tablet. For the digitizer in Tablet PC's, see Tablet PC. Digitizing or digitization technologies. With over 35 year's experience, Polhemus provides the absolute best in 6DOF tracking systems, eye tracking, and handheld three-dimensional scanners. These products are in wide use in such areas as medical applications, university research, military training and simulation, and computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive . Contact us at sales@polhemus.com for additional information. About Digital ArtForms Digital ArtForms was formed in 1998 to create new applications and markets based on the two-handed interface. They are working with the US Army CERDEC to create an immersive and collaborative system that appeals to all echelons of the military. Other Digital ArtForms products include immersive CAD, Landscape Design, Collaborative Medical Visualization, and the immersive application toolkit upon which all Digital ArtForms products are based. Digital ArtForms is based in Los Gatos, California “Los Gatos” redirects here. For the Argentine rock band, see Los Gatos (band). Los Gatos is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 28,592 at the 2000 census. . Contact info@dartforms.com for more information. |
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