Title: The Statistical Reality Engine
Abstract:
The Statistical Reality Engine is a framework for testing and
evaluating visual statistical environments for data analysis using
commodity hardware and software to provide an interface for
prototyping interfaces which border the fields of virtual reality and
statistical design and analysis.   This system, built using R and
VRJuggler, and leveraging prior art in the RGL, ROrca, and RGGobi
packages, allows for single-user and collaborative data analysis
within hardware environments ranging from a single laptop, to
multiple networked computers, to fully immersive virtual environments
such as Iowa State University's C6.  The current system explores the
use of alternative computer input devices and displays for data
presentation and limited manipulation.  We describe some of the
paradigms for both data analysis analogies as well as collaborative
data analysis which are being explored.  Future experiments will
study the use of! 2-d and 3-d statistical statistical data
visualization as well as the user interface.