The mission of the Visualization and Interactive Spaces Lab is to research and develop innovative environments for data visualization, information exploration, and learning. Lab personnel explore advanced computer-generated graphics, novel sensor-based user interfaces, and Web-enabled software architectures to create new capabilities for accessing and understanding information. The Lab is especially interested in taking a collaborative approach, where developing new technology solutions can contribute to advancing an application.

Overview

As described more fully on the Research page, the Lab's activities center around these themes:

1. Physical Object Interfaces and Interaction Paradigms
2. Interactive Visualization and Data Analysis Tools
3. Effective Technology Use for Science Engagement and Education

The Lab aims to deploy its research products to active use as quickly as is reasonable. Our physical object interface work has generated products that are in daily use at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Indiana State Museum, and the Ruth Lilly Health Education Center. Our supernova visualization tools are in production use by our supernova modeling colleagues.

Contact

The Lab is located in the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex (the ICTC building) at 535 W. Michigan St., on the IUPUI campus.

For more information, contact:

Polly Baker, Lab Director, baker at iu dot edu.