The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) just completed its second Visualization Challenge. All 7 entries were displayed on their 21-foot by 6-foot visualization wall, covering topics from archeology to genetic disease. The winner however:
Wagner’s winning entry, Reconstruction of the HMS Medway/Medina, accurately modeled in 3D a 19th century shipwreck near Bermuda. Much of the wreck has corroded or been mined for scrap, leaving only a shell of the original vessel. Wagner’s model accurately replicates the wreck and also incorporates, one layer at a time, structures and elements of the ship that have been lost over time, such as its cabins, guns, and sails. The visualization shows the ship as it slowly transforms from a wreck to a fully equipped vessel, as it might have looked in its glory days.
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