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#define S_APPLICATIONS_THIRDPARTY
#define PAGE Third Party Applications

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<p>
  If you are working on an application based on Equalizer,
  please
  <a href="mailto:eile@equalizergraphics.com?subject=New Equalizer Application">drop us an email</a> 
  and we will add your program to the list.
</p>

<h2>eqSmart: Terrain rendering</h2>
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  <a href="/screenshots/wall.png">
    <img src="/screenshots/wall-small.jpg" 
         alt="eqSmart"></a>
  <div class="label">eqSmart</div>
</div>
<p>
  eqSmart is a port of the Smart terrain rendering software. Smart is based upon
  the <a href="http://www.ogre3d.org/">Ogre3D graphics engine</a>. Support for
  database decomposition was not implemented. eqSmart will be superseded by
  eqRaster, an OpenGL-based terrain visualization engine.
</p>
<p>
  eqSmart is not publically available due to licensing issues.
</p>

<h2>eqOgre: Ogre/Equalizer integration</h2>
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  <a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_rKQaU2GWxzQ/R0go6L7reeI/AAAAAAAAABM/XIPh2L4c10I/s1600-h/1-window.jpg">
    <img src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_rKQaU2GWxzQ/R0go6L7reeI/AAAAAAAAABM/XIPh2L4c10I/s400/1-window.jpg" 
         alt="eqOgre" width="200"></a>
  <div class="label">eqOgre</div>
</div>
<p>
  <a href="http://rickarkin.blogspot.com/">eqOgre</a> is an integration of the <a href="http://www.ogre3d.org/">Ogre3D
  graphics engine</a> with Equalizer. It is a first version of such an
  integration, and does not yet support database decomposition or data updates.
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<h2>Computer Graphics and Multimedia Systems, University of Siegen</h2>

<h3>Hase3d: Hardware accelerated flow visualization</h3>

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  <a href="/applications/images/gpu_flow_001.png">
    <img src="/applications/images/gpu_flow_001-small.jpg" 
         alt="GPU-based Dynamic Flow Visualization"></a>
  <div class="label">GPU-based Flow Visualization</div>
</div>
<p>
  The hase3d project bundles a set of techniques for the interactive evolution
  and visualization of various flow primitives, i.e. particles, lines and
  surfaces/volumes. Using the Equalizer framework, the application has been
  extended to multi-node rendering in order to immerse the user into the virtual
  reality cave at the University of Siegen. The cave consists of a cylindrical
  projection area composed of six (stereo) projectors (four front, two
  floor). An enhanced interactivity is achieved by introducing head and object
  tracking to the user interface.
</p>
<p>
  The <a href="http://www.cg.informatik.uni-siegen.de/Research/15_Particles/04_Flow">flow-vis</a>
  module visualizes a typhoon simulated by
  the <a href="http://www.dkrz.de/dkrz/intro_s">DKRZ Hamburg</a>. Direct
  visualization techniques can help climate researchers to explore flow
  characteristics by controlling the visual output.
</p>

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  <a href="/applications/images/clay_bunny.png">
    <img src="/applications/images/clay_bunny-small.jpg" 
         alt="Surface Evolution"></a>
  <div class="label">Surface Evolution</div>
</div>
<p>
  The <a href="http://www.cg.informatik.uni-siegen.de/Research/15_Particles/02_PLS">surface
    evolution</a> module features arbitrary deformations preserving volume and
    allowing topological changes. This can be used for interactive object
    modelling in our VR application.
</p>
<p>
  Nicolas Cuntz, researcher at the University of Siegen, comments on the porting
  process:
</p>
<p class="quote">
  "Equalizer bundles multi-node rendering and synchronization tools into an
  easy-to-use and well-structured object-oriented framework. Porting to
  Equalizer can be achieved without completely restructuring the application.
  However, one has to deal with data synchronization and possible problems
  related to threading and parallelism, which is a problem that cannot
  completely be delegated to a library."
</p>

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