Infrastructure haute performance pour la visualisation interactive et collaborative

The goal of DIGISCOPE is to create a high-end network of interactive visualization platforms interconnected by a telepresence network enabling remote collaboration across these platforms. The ten DIGISCOPE platforms have different capabilities in terms of display technology (immersive room, back-projected stereoscopic display, tiled wall display), physical size (from 3.3 to 60 square meters), display resolution (from 4.6 to 130 million pixels), and interaction devices (haptic arm, multitouch display, motion tracking system, mobile devices). These platforms provide the partners with state-of-the-art facilities for visualizing and manipulating complex data. The telepresence system supports remote collaboration and shared interaction capabilities across platforms, taking into account their different display and interaction capabilities. The project specifically targets four application areas: scientific discovery, product lifetime management, decision support, and education and training.

Phase 1 (investment) ended on 30 June 2017. The ten platforms are installed and operational, as well as the FabLab (digital fabrication laboratory). The telepresence equipment has been deployed and the engineers hired by the project have developed the software. Several collaborative applications have been tested and are being deployed.

Phase 2 (exploitation): The DIGISCOPE platforms are used primarily by the members of the project for research and teaching. The FabLab, originally designed for use by project members only, is open to the public and is used by other labs as well as for teaching Master-level classes in digital fabrication and for training future FabLab managers.