LAB SPACES
The ASV Lab is housed in two primary locations: one on-campus at UT Austin on the first floor of the POB (Peter O’Donnell Jr. Building, as part of the Oden Institute), and the other on the first floor of TACC’s main building on the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, north of the University.
TACC HUMAN-DATA INTERACTION LAB
TACC’s Human-Data Interaction Lab is located directly off the lobby of the Texas Advanced Computing Center at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in North Austin.
TECHNOLOGY | A state-of-the-art open lab focused on human-data interaction and incorporating the arts directly into the scientific visualization process. Our equipment includes augmented reality headsets, virtual reality headsets, multimodal body tracking systems, multiple touch tables, and Rattler immersive screens.
SCIENCE | The primary goal of this lab is to investigate the potential of incorporating the arts with the science of visualization in order to improve visualization methods for both research teams and public audiences.
USAGE | The Human-Data Interaction lab provides opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students as well as full-time researchers and faculty at the University of Texas at Austin.
SYSTEMS, RESOURCES & EXPERIMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES
Rattler
The Human Data Interaction Lab at the Advanced Computing Building features Rattler, a custom-engineered 7×3, 189 megapixel matrix display with a 21 node cluster and graphics cards. The Rattler visualization system can be reconfigured to allow more freedom to display large data sets, with detachable columns that allow multiple displays. A tracking system with pinpoint precision permits usability tests, as well as tracking of users in and around the system. This reconfiguration design enables researchers to create an immersive experience – without needing a conventional immersive system – to better share and explore their visualizations.
POB VISLAB
TACC’s Vislab is located on the main campus in the Peter O’Donnell Building for Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences (POB), Room 2.404a. The POB is located on the Southeast corner of Speedway and 24th Street (201 East 24th Street).
To schedule a tour of the Vislab, please visit the Tours Page.
TECHNOLOGY | A state-of-the-art facility where staff explores the intersection between human perception and large-scale visual analysis through the study of visualization and interactive displays. The Vislab serves as a research hub for human-computer interaction, tiled display software development, and visualization consulting.
SCIENCE | The main goal of this facility is to support the world-class research being conducted at The University of Texas at Austin. The Vislab has users from several departments at the university.
USAGE | The Vislab offers opportunities to UT faculty, staff and students to use visualization, interaction and computational resources for the exploration and presentation of data. We invite you to explore the facility and envision how this interactive, high performance visualization space can transform your research and events.
SYSTEMS, RESOURCES & EXPERIMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES
Stallion
Stallion is a high resolution tiled-display. The cluster provides users with the ability to perform visualizations on a 6×3 tiled display of Samsung 65″ 8K QLED tv’s resulting in a ~30 foot wide display with an aggregate resolution of 597 megapixels. This configuration allows for visualizations at an extremely high level of detail and quality compared to a typical moderate pixel count projector. With software developed by TACC staff, the cluster provides over 74GB of graphics memory, 1.28TB of system memory, 19TB aggregate local disk storage, and 232 processing cores.
Lasso
Lasso is a 10 foot wide multi-touch display of 12.4 megapixels (5760×2160), consisting of (6) 46″ monitors in a 3×2 grid configuration driven by AMD Eyefinity technology. The display’s most prominent feature is the PQ Labs 32-point multi-touch infrared perimeter, allowing seamless multi-touch across the display surface. Lasso is also augmented with a Microsoft Kinect for touch-less interaction.
Bronco
20 ft. x 11 ft. screen provides 4096 x 2160 resolutiony, driven by a Sony SRX-S105 overhead projector. The projector gives exceptional brightness and a high resolution, 9M pixel viewing area. In addition, it is configurable to accept inputs from up to four simultaneous video sources, and with seating for 36, is ideal for ultra-high-resolution visualizations and presentations.
Saddle
Saddle offers a Full HD projector covering a 16′ X 9 area with a range of input combinations and seating for ten. Ideal for event break-out sessions, meetings with small groups, and presentations with remote participants easily included. The projector can be driven by user’s laptops, or the provided Mac Mini.
- Oculus Rift / VIVE
- Hololens
- Touch Table