I've made a wonderful new discovery because the CAVE has allowed me to view my data in a way in which it had never been seen before. In real time I have discovered a juxtapositon of content which is worth documentation. So here was the problem - How do I get these findings to my peers. Remember at the time there were only a handful of these VR systems in existence. Virtual Director offered the solution by incorporating a virtual camera to record the event.
Users can create paths and render images creating animations.
These renderings can be made to a wide range of resolution, from the high end required for film to the low end appropriate for video. However, Virtual Director also incorporated a very unique feature. An avatar presence of a remote user. This meant that users could collaborate with each other over a network. Collaborative virtual environments has been a main focus at NCSA for several years now.