IDEALvr Word Cloud: IDEAL Data Visualization using Virtual Reality

Biondi, Luciano; Walker, Omavi; Yeshiwas, Dagmawi

IDEALvr Word Cloud: IDEAL Data Visualization using Virtual Reality

dc.contributor.author	Biondi, Luciano	en
dc.contributor.author	Walker, Omavi	en
dc.contributor.author	Yeshiwas, Dagmawi	en
dc.date.accessioned	2016-05-07T21:15:20Z	en
dc.date.available	2016-05-07T21:15:20Z	en
dc.date.issued	2016-05-01	en
dc.description	Included in this submission are a zip archive of the code and IDEAL data samples, a project report outlining how to run the application and details on how the application was built in PDF form and editable text form, and a project presentation in PDF and PowerPoint forms.	en
dc.description.abstract	This report (including code) provides an explanation of the implementation of the IDEALvr application and an analysis of the methodology to create the system. The methods of implementation include 3D virtualization onto an Android application using the game engine Unity and Google Cardboard 3D virtualizer. The methods of analysis include gathering metadata from the IDEAL database and creating new methods of analysis of pre-collected datasets. Other analysis includes understanding the different limitations and advantages of using Google Cardboard and Android to develop the user experience. Results of the analysis show that the data can be interpreted more interactively using virtual reality. Our clients Mohammed Magdy and Dr. Edward A. Fox served as helpful resources in creating the requirements for this project and providing feedback on a weekly basis to change or continue on development paths. The requirements were outlined as (1) visualize the IDEAL collections in a meaningful way, (2) create a working interface for exploring the collections, and (3) create an application that allows users to draw conclusions from IDEAL data. The goal of this project was to provide an easy to use interface that allows researchers to visualize collections in a way that increases understanding and allows them to draw conclusions from the data without having to read through massive collections of tweets. We created a hierarchical structure that allows users to filter collections by categories. We developed a frequent word analyzer to parse through the collections and generate a list of the most frequent words in a collection which is also visualized in the project. The virtual reality user interface allows for full immersion and interaction with as many IDEAL collections as the user desires. The IDEALvr project was created with Unity and developed to work on Android devices that are supported by Google Cardboard. Work on a web application was attempted and issues are documented in the included files. Future work and plans are also included in the attached reports. Overall, the IDEALvr project was very successful. It provides a way to visualize IDEAL collections in a way that allows for meaningful analysis and conclusions to be made.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Mohamed Magdy	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Edward A. Fox	en
dc.description.sponsorship	NSF Grant IIS-1319578	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/70931	en
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/	en
dc.subject	IDEAL	en
dc.subject	Twitter	en
dc.subject	Virtual Reality	en
dc.subject	VR	en
dc.subject	Data	en
dc.subject	Word Cloud	en
dc.subject	Android	en
dc.subject	Unity	en
dc.subject	Cardboard	en
dc.subject	Google Cardboard	en
dc.subject	Google	en
dc.title	IDEALvr Word Cloud: IDEAL Data Visualization using Virtual Reality	en
dc.type	Presentation	en
dc.type	Software	en
dc.type	Technical report	en