RIVER Lab/Legacy

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.

Head Mounted Displays

Consult the Head Mounted Displays page to view the specifications of the head mounted displays used in both RIVER Labs.

In RIVER Lab 2, five retro-reflective markers are attached to the HMD for tracking the participant's position and orientation; any internal tracking is disabled.

Lab Specifications

The following specifications apply to the current lab setup, operational since January 2014. For older specifications, please contact the lab manager.

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	RIVER Lab 1	RIVER Lab 2
Room Properties
Room Number	B.00.12a	B.00.10
Room Size1 (m)	4.0 * 8.0	5.0 * 7.2
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	Yes
Stimulus PC	Dell Precision T3610	Dell Precision T3610
Graphics Card	Nvidia Geforce GTX770	Nvidia Geforce GTX780
Stimulus Software	Worldviz Vizard 4.0

¹ Effective tracking area.

Other Equipment

In RIVER Lab 2, the following equipment is used to help create a fully wireless, low latency virtual reality experience:

• IOGear GW3DHDKIT wireless HDMI transmitter.
• Anker Astro Pro 14400mAh external battery.
• Sennheiser RS160 wireless headphones

Documentation

• RIVER Lab 2 Quick Start Guide
• RIVER Lab 2 User Guide