Interactive Visualization and Modeling of Plant Structures in Virtual Reality

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dc.contributor.advisorPrusinkiewicz, Przemys?aw
dc.contributor.authorHart, Jeremy A
dc.contributor.committeememberAlim, Usman
dc.contributor.committeememberSamavati, Faramarz
dc.dateFall Convocation
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-11T04:26:12Z
dc.date.embargolift2023-07-21
dc.date.issued2020-07-21
dc.description.abstractVirtual reality facilitates a level of immersion impossible with two-dimensional interfaces. Through it, users are able to interact with virtual environments while gaining many of the benefits of interacting within the physical world, most notable of which for my work is the improved perception of depth and the ease of three dimensional interactions. I investigate how virtual reality impacts the study and modeling of plant structures by introducing two applications: Virtual Network Explorer (ViNE) and Tree Wand. ViNE has been designed to aid in the study of complicated networks, such as the intricate vascular structure of flower heads. It allows the user to immerse themselves inside networks, and segment their various components. In Tree Wand a controller is used as a brush to guide the growth of a tree, combining the user's input with a biologically motivated algorithm to simulate a tree’s development. In addition, it provides an interface for the user to manipulate the algorithm’s parameters, allowing a wide variety of tree forms to be represented. Taken together, these applications demonstrate the usefulness of virtual reality in the visual analysis and modeling of plants.
dc.identifier.citationHart, J. A. (2020). Interactive Visualization and Modeling of Plant Structures in Virtual Reality (Master thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca .
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/116303
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/dspace/41147
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisher.facultyScience
dc.subjectProcedural Modeling
dc.subjectTree Modeling
dc.subjectVirtual Reality
dc.subjectComputer Graphics
dc.subjectInteractive Techniques
dc.subjectFlower Vasculature
dc.subjectMarching Cubes
dc.subject.classificationComputer Science
dc.subject.classificationBiology--Botany
dc.titleInteractive Visualization and Modeling of Plant Structures in Virtual Reality
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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