Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation

L3 Technologies, Inc.

Michael D Jackson

Thomas R Giallorenzi

Joseph J Booker

Adrian Musters

Dallin S Pabst

Jason C Newbold

Zachary D Jenkins

Jonathan C Sanderson

Braden J Bartlett

Benjamin I Smart

David R Heath

Lily Wang

Nathan H Stoddart

Ashley M Holt

Kellan L Hatch

Embodiments are directed to visualizing electromagnetic (EM) particle emissions in a computer-generated virtual environment. In one scenario, a computer system accesses portions of data representing EM particle emissions emitted by a virtualized EM particle emitter. The computer system generates a particle visualization that includes at least a portion of the EM particle emissions being emitted from the virtualized EM particle emitter within the virtual environment. The particle visualization includes an indication of the EM particle emissions' interactions with other virtual or non-virtual elements in the virtual environment. The computer system then presents the generated particle visualization in the computer-generated virtual environment. In some cases, the computer system further receives user input intended to interact with virtual elements within the virtual environment. In response, the computer system updates the generated particle visualization based on the user's interaction with the virtual element.

Visualizing electromagnetic particle emissions in computer-generated virtual environments

In a computer graphics system, wherein three-dimensional data is processed to produce dynamic displays, two-dimensional texture images are sequentially mapped onto objects in the display to form movable animated figures. Objects receiving two-dimensional texture maps may be transparent and take specific forms for certain effects, for example, intersecting planes, stamps, moving objects, and so on. Texture maps are composed utilizing a variety of source devices including: computer graphics systems, video cameras, two-dimensional scanners.

Computer graphics for animation by time-sequenced textures

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Michael D Jackson