Planar's Video Wall Supports Visualization and Collaboration at UC Riverside

With a total resolution of 11,520×2.160 Pixels, the Clarity Matrix G3 installation of planar it is known on campus as the High Visualization Wall and is used to support Big Data-related work, High-End Computing & Visualization.

In the classroom of the Exploration Center for the Future of Childhood University of California Riverside (UC Riverside) a 6 inch LCD video wall has been installed×2 configured with Planar's Clarity Matrix G3 LCD systems.

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

The XCITE program allows UC Riverside educators to use state-of-the-art 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, University of California, Riverside, and with the university's Information Technology Solutions research team to create the Future Exploration Center Classroom.

The centerpiece of the new space, made possible by a grant from the fish trap, It's a system of LCD video wall Clarity Matrix G3 of 7,3 meters wide by 1,5 meters high, in 6 configuration×2.

Installed by Integrated Media Technologies (IMT), The video wall incorporates the ThinkHub interactive technology From the Visual Collaboration Software Company T1V. He worked closely with UC Riverside to understand and thoroughly study its applications, Requirements & Budget. Once the decision has been made to move forward with the Planar and T1V solution, 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 & 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 display 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 very complex topics. “We believe that the High Visualization Wall is a model of what classrooms will look like in the year 2030”.

The Clarity Matrix video wall with ThinkHub visual collaboration software enables up to 25 Touch inputs at once. The display can be set up 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, UC Riverside. “They can work in groups, Learn from each other and collaborate. It's an infinite platform”.

Josh Hartman, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Chemistry, UC Riverside, He says that his main function at the university is to teach chemistry, This includes 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 24 reliability×7 with the industry's thinnest profile and narrowest mosaic bezel width.

It incorporates external power supply and the Planar WallDirector Video Driver, 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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