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News Summary: Using 3-D worlds to visualize data

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3D WORLDS: Computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are pushing science fiction closer to reality with a wraparound virtual world where a researcher wearing 3-D glasses can easily visualize mountains of data.

THE SYSTEM: In the system, known as CAVE2, an 8-foot-high screen encircles the viewer 320 degrees. A panorama of images springs from 72 stereoscopic liquid crystal display panels.

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