Facilities
CCV is responsible for running and maintaining multiple machines at Brown University. These machines include:
- Linux Cluster - Our new and main powerhouse supercomputer. Equipped with High-Performance graphics cards, dual Xeon processors, and 2GB of memory, these machines are primarily intended to be used for the Parallel Rendering Initiative. We are currently driving the Cave with 48 nodes of the cluster in conjunction with IBM SGE-3's.
- IBM SP Cluster - The IBM "SP" is a 148-processor Scalable POWERparallel cluster, and has provided the backbone of CCV's compute power for several years.
- The CAVE - "CAVE Automatic Virtual Environment". Our TAN-built 8' cube. Three walls and the floor are projected upon to provide a virtual environment. Intersense and Polhemus sensors are used to provide tracking. CrystalEyes shutter-LCD glasses are used for stereo (3D) viewing capabilities.
- The 'nVIDIA' Cluster - Four nVIDIA nodes can drive the Cave display. Each of the nodes has an Intel Xeon (2.8 Ghz) processor, 2 GB RAM and Quadro FX 3000G card.
- The PowerWall - The PowerWall is a 6' by 6' single-panel interactive display. It has Intersense tracking, and 'Crystal Eyes' shutter-LCD glasses for stereo viewing capabilites.
- CAVE Development Machines - These desktop machines have Intersense and Ascension Flock of Birds tracking. Crystal Eyes LCD shutter glasses provide stereo viewing capabilities.