RIVER Lab/Legacy

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RIVER Lab/Legacy
RIVER Lab 2
RIVER Lab 2 in 2015
LocationB.00.12a (RIVER Lab 1),
B.00.10 (RIVER Lab 2)
Manuals

The Radboud Immersive Virtual Environment Research (RIVER) Labs are two Behavioral Science Institute research labs dedicated to experiments in Virtual Reality (VR). However, in 2013 it was decided to make RIVER Lab 1 available for other purposes as well, promoting RIVER Lab 2 as the prime facility for any VR research. The RIVER Labs are managed by Erik van den Berge of the TSG.

Physical Properties

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RIVER Lab 1 RIVER Lab 2
Room Properties
Room Number B.00.12a B.00.10
Room Size[1] (m) 4.0 * 8.0 5.0 * 7.2

Equipment

Both RIVER labs come with special equipment for creating a digital immersive virtual environment. The following specifications apply to the current lab setup, operational since January 2014. For older specifications, please contact the lab manager.

RIVER Lab 1 RIVER Lab 2
Tracking
Tracking System Intersense IS-900 AR-Tracking ARTTRACK3
Type Inertial-Ultrasound Hybrid Optical, 16 Cameras
Accuracy (mm) 0.75 - 3.0 <1.0
Update Rate (Hz) 180 60
Tracking Software Intersense Server AR-Tracking DTrack 2.0
Tracker Type Inertial-Ultrasound Hybrid Sensor Passive retro-reflective markers
Virtual Reality
Wireless VR No No[2]
Stimulus PC Dell Precision T3610 See below
Stimulus Software Worldviz Vizard 4.0, Unity

Head Mounted Displays

Nvis Nvisor SX60 Oculus Rift Dev. Kit 1 HTC Vive
In service 2006 - October 2013 November 2013 - 2017 November 2016 -

In RIVER Lab 2, five retro-reflective markers are attached to the Head Mounted Display (except HTC Vive) via a custom 3D-printed frame for tracking the participant's position and orientation; any internal tracking in the HMD is disabled.

Vive

As of November 2016, standard HTC Vive setups are available in both RIVER Labs. These setups use the Vive's own "Lighthouse" tracking system instead of the lab's, and a standard Lab Computer (with upgraded graphics card). No wireless solution is available for the Vive (yet), so the tracking area is limited by the length of the cable and the range of the Lighthouse tracking system. As of September 2017, the Vive in RIVER Lab 2 has been equipped with the Deluxe Audio Strap, which has built-in headphones.

Stimulus PC (RIVER Lab 2)

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Central Processing Unit (CPU) Intel Core i7-4770K
Memory 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3
Chipset Intel Z87
Audio Chip Realtek ALC1150
Network Controller Intel I217V + Realtek 8111GR (Dual Gigabit Ethernet)
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX780
Storage Samsung SSD 840 EVO, 128GB

Note: this system is used with the Oculus HMDs only. For up-to-date specifications of the stimulus PC used with the HTC Vive, please contact the lab manager

Other Equipment

In RIVER Lab 2, the following equipment is used to help create a fully wireless, low latency virtual reality experience (applies to Oculus DK1 only!):

  • IOGear GW3DHDKIT wireless HDMI transmitter.[3]
  • Anker Astro Pro 14400mAh external battery.[4]
  • Sennheiser RS160 wireless headphones.[5]

 

See Also

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