HIVE (virtual environment)

The H.I.V.E. (Huge Immersive Virtual Environment) is a joint research project between the departments of Psychology, Computer Science, and Systems Analysis at Miami University. The project is funded by a grant from the U.S. Army Research Office and is currently the world's largest virtual environment in terms of navigable floor area (currently over 1200m²). The goal of the research project is to conduct experiments in human spatial cognition.

System Components

The H.I.V.E. platform consists of several components, including:

• Position-Tracking Camera Array
• Wearable Rendering System

References

Waller, D., Bachmann, E., Hodgson, E., & Beall, A. C. (2007). The HIVE: A Huge Immersive Virtual Environment for research in spatial cognition. Behavior Research Methods, 39, 835–843.

External links

• Official HIVE Site