From baker@ncsa.uiuc.edu Mon Mar 23 10:36:54 1998
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 21:45:44 -0600
From: Polly Baker <baker@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
To: tcoffin@ncsa.uiuc.edu
Subject: #22

Demo #22, Integrating Speech and Gesture

-- Polly

QUESTIONS
> 
> 1. Each ImmersaDesk will have at least 100 Mb/s individually switched IP
>    connectivity to NCSA's core network, and from there to the vBNS and the
>    outside world. Multicast will also be provided to other vBNS sites.
> 
>    Is this sufficient for your application's networking needs?
>    If not, please explain.

yes
 
>    Will one network connection be sufficient?
>    If not, how many will be needed?

yes

>    If your application will do point-to-point communication, what other
>    sites will you need connectivity to?

none
 
>    If your application requires multicast, what other sites will you
>    need connectivity to?
> 
> 2. If your application is an ImmersaDesk application, what will the
>    frame rate be on the following hardware:
> 
>    Octane
>      Irix 6.4, dual R10K cpus, MXi graphics, 256 MB RAM

would limit us to low-resolution terrain
 
>    Onyx
>      Irix 6.2, four R4400 CPUs, 256 MB RAM,
>      RE2 graphics (with two RM5s of texture memory)

okay
 
>    Onyx
>      Irix 6.2, four R10K cpus, 256 MB RAM,
>      IR graphics (DG4-2 with two RM64s of texture memory)

good 

>    Onyx2
>      Irix 6.4, two R10K cpus, 256 MB RAM,
>      IR graphics (DG4-2 with two RM64s of texture memory)
> 
> 3. Beyond a standard SGI (as listed above) running an ImmersaDesk, does your
>    application require any other type of machine/OS. such as a SUN, PC,
>    or Macintosh?
> 
>    If so, what machine/OS is needed? Can you supply it if needed?

We need 2 O2's with video boards (that we can supply) to do the
image-processing.  Also a PC running Windows NT and IBM ViaVoice.  We
can supply this.

> 4. An ImmersaDesk will be available as a large-format, passive display
>    device capable of displaying output from both SGIs and PCs.
> 
>    If applicable, does your application require any other type of display
>    device? If so, please describe.
> 
> 5. Does your application require more than 500 MB of local disk space?
>    If so, how much local disk space does it need?
> 
> 6. Does your application require a telephone on the demo show floor?
>    Will it require more than one telephone line? If so, how many?

No
 
> 7. Each ImmersaDesk machine will have the following software installed:
> 
>    Does your application require any additional software? If so, please list.
>    Can you provide it along with suitable licenses, if needed?

No other system or support software
 
> 8. Beyond a standard SGI (as listed above) running an ImmersaDesk,
>    does your application require any auxiliary computing resources *not*
>    on the show floor (eg. remote servers or supercomputers)?
> 
>    If so, what resources do you need?
>    Have you made the necessary arrangements for them?
> 
> 9. Beyond a standard ImmersaDesk configuration, does your application
>    require any additional input/output devices?
> 
>    If so, what are they? Can you provide them?
>    What is needed to connect them to an ImmersaDesk?

We'll need 2 video cameras, connected to the desk with 2 coax cables
(~15-20ft).  And we'll use a speech interface, running on a PC, for
which we'll need a microphone.

> 10. Does your application use the NCSA 'vss' sound server?  No
> 
>     Does your application require the use of a dedicated Indy as a
>     sound server? No 
> 
>     Does your application do ImmersaDesk-to-ImmersaDesk communication
>     and require a corresponding audio connection? No
> 
>     If your application is a non-VR presentation, does it need amplification? 
> 
>     What other audio requirements do you have? None
> 
> 11. Does your application use the standard ImmersaDesk VR tracker daemon? Yes