Development of a Stereoscopic Haptic Acoustic Real-time Computer (sharc)

The Stereoscopic Haptic Acoustic Real-Time Computer (SHARC) is a multi-sensory computer system which integrates technologies for autostereoscopic display, acoustic sensing and rendering, and haptic interfaces into the same computing environment. This paper describes the system organization and the interface between diierent sensory components. This paper also discusses our ndings from developing and using the SHARC system in application to a virtual environment in terms of interface, speed, and bandwidth issues, together with recommendations for future work in this area.