First Five-Sided VR Environment Powered by SGI in Finland; Key to Display of Billions of Polygons for Manufacturing and Industrial Planning MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To perform highly realistic walk-throughs and simulations of engineering, industrial planning and design projects, the School of ICT at the Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences selected technology from Silicon Graphics for a virtual reality (VR) CAVE environment. The VR CAVE at the Finnish university, formerly called Seinajoki Polytechnic, enables them to offer their services to local, national and international companies interested in the use of cost-saving VR techniques in businesses ranging from pulp paper production to design of oil drilling platforms. University students learn the basics of VR technology, as well as using the Silicon Graphics(R) visualization system to write programming for the CAVE and to write new software using SGI(R) OpenGL(R) Performer. Some of the unique industrial planning and design software that has been created over the past year will allow the university to partner with CAD software manufacturers. The School of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) offers degrees in Mechatronics, (mechanics, electronics and computer control), Software Engineering, and Embedded Systems (microcontrollers for various devices).
