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Moliverse: Contextually embedding the microcosm into the universe

Authors :
Mathis Brossier
Robin Skånberg
Lonni Besançon
Mathieu Linares
Tobias Isenberg
Anders Ynnerman
Alexander Bock
Université Paris-Saclay
Linköping University (LIU)
Analysis and Visualization (AVIZ)
Inria Saclay - Ile de France
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Numérique (LISN)
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-CentraleSupélec-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-CentraleSupélec-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Interaction avec l'Humain (IaH)
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Numérique (LISN)
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-CentraleSupélec-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-CentraleSupélec-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Source :
Computers and Graphics, Computers and Graphics, 2023, 112, pp.22-30. ⟨10.1016/j.cag.2023.02.006⟩
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2023.

Abstract

International audience; We present Moliverse, an integration of the molecular visualization framework VIAMD into the astronomical visualization software OpenSpace, allowing us to bridge the two extreme ends of the scale spectrum to show, for example, the gas composition in a planet's atmosphere or molecular structures in comet trails and can empower the creation of educational exhibitions. For that purpose we do not use a linear scale traversal but break the scale continuity and show molecular simulations as focus in the context of celestial bodies. We demonstrate the application of our concept in two storytelling scenarios and envision the application both for science presentations to lay audiences and for dedicated exploration, potentially also in a molecule-only environment.

Details

ISSN :
00978493
Volume :
112
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Computers & Graphics
Accession number :
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