Planar Supports Visualization and Collaboration at UC Riverside

With a total resolution of 11,520×2.160 Pixels, the Clarity Matrix G3 installation of Planar is known on campus as the High Visualization Wall and is used to support Big Data-related work, High-end computing and visualization.

In the classroom of the exploration center of the future of the University of California Riverside (UC Riverside) 6 LCD video wall installed×2 configured with Planar's Clarity Matrix G3 LCD Squadrons.

In Southern California, Riverside University is a research institution, classified among the 15 best in the country. On the campus of 1.200 Acres, the Exploration and Innovation Center for Teaching and Learning (XCITE) Provides a space for faculty interaction, Student engagement and collaboration.

The XCITE program enables UC Riverside educators to use cutting-edge tools and techniques to enhance learning in traditional and non-traditional classrooms.

As part of this mission, XCITE has partnered with Bahram Mobasher, Professor of Physics at the University of California, Riverside, and with the university's Information Technology Solutions research computer team to create the Future Exploration Center Classroom.

The centerpiece of the new space, which has been made possible thanks to a grant from the Fish trap, is a system of Clarity Matrix G3 LCD video wall of 7,3 meters wide by 1,5 meters high, in 6 settings×2.

Installed by Integrated Media Technologies (IMT), The video wall incorporates the ThinkHub interactive technology Visual Collaboration Software Company T1V. He worked closely with UC Riverside to understand and thoroughly study its applications, Requirements and budget. Once the decision has been made to move forward with Planar's solution and T1V, IMT coordinated and supported the full implementation of the project.

Data Visualization

With a total resolution of up to 11,520×2.160 Pixels, the Clarity Matrix facility is known on campus as High Visualization Wall and is used to support work related to Big Data, High-end computing and visualization.

“We wanted to build something that generations of students would benefit from”, says Mobasher. “And we realized that data visualization was the next step. We can show and study images ranging from galaxies to the human brain. This is what gets students interested in science and engineering”.

According to the director of XCITE, Richard Edwards, The six-meter-wide video wall allows them to display data that doesn't fit in a square box and provides a platform that both instructors and students can use to help understand highly complex topics. “We believe that the High Visualization Wall is a model of what classrooms will look like in 2030”.

The Clarity Matrix video wall with ThinkHub visual collaboration software allows you to 25 Touch inputs at once. The display can be configured in three work zones or full screen.

“We can have several people making annotations on the video wall at the same time”, Says Israel Freight, Senior Director of Academic Innovations at UC Riverside. “They can work in a group, Learn from each other and collaborate. It's an infinite platform”.

Josh Hartman, Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Chemistry at UC Riverside, He comments that his main function at the university is the teaching of chemistry, including finding new ways to engage and help students overcome barriers to learning.

With the flexibility of video wall and collaborative software, Can “seamlessly integrate applications and different teaching styles to foster students' understanding and interest in the subject”, says Hartman. “We can serve students with the methods that work best for them”.

Clarity Matrix G3

The Clarity Matrix G3 LCD video wall system combines high visual performance and reliability 24×7 with the thinnest profile and narrowest mosaic bevel width in the industry.

Incorporates external power and the Planar WallDirector Video Controller, and features advanced video processing, Integrated directly into the video wall. The interactive model offers up to 32 Simultaneous Touch Points.

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