A customizable event display for collider experiments for desktop or virtual reality. Explore electron-proton collisions in the ePIC detector at the future Electron-Ion Collider, or upload your own detector geometry and collision data to be animated.
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VIRTUE: Virtual Interactive Reality Toolkit for Understanding the EIC

Explore the world of collider physics with VIRTUE, a standalone event display application designed for both desktop and virtual reality. Take a closer look at the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at Brookhaven National Lab, or create and upload new detector geometries and particle physics data to be animated.

Features:

ePIC Detector Model:
Investigate the ePIC detector model, including X-Ray and engineering versions, to understand its design.

Simulated Electron-Proton Collisions:
Witness simulated electron-proton collision events, showcasing the science planned for the future EIC.

Customizability:
Customize detector geometries and animate collision data using JSON files, adapting the application to new collision scenarios or experiments beyond the EIC.

Animation Features:
Freely navigate the virtual environment to investigate the detector and individual collisions, or set the camera and event animator on a loop for smooth, professional-level animations to record for presentations and demonstrations.

Education and Outreach:
VIRTUE serves as an educational resource, engaging young students through virtual reality and offering a unique exploration of collider experiments to physics enthusiasts. With its customizable features, VIRTUE offers an excellent opportunity for undergraduate-level projects, allowing students to adapt it to explore and understand new experiments in the field.

Developer: Sean Preins
Supervisor: Prof. Miguel Arratia

Simulations and detector design by the ePIC Collaboration

SketchUp detector model: EIC Project Menagerie

Music: Josh Puddington

This work was supported by the University of California, Office of the President

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11, running on workstation and rack form factors, without emulation or compatibility layer.
    • Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
    • Memory: 3 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 750 MB available space
    • VR Support: Oculus Quest 2 + Quest Link
    • Additional Notes: Quest Link has additional requirements, refer to the Meta Quest Link documentation
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Mojave 10.14+
    • Processor: Apple Silicon, x64 architecture with SSE2.
    • Memory: 3 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs
    • Storage: 200 MB available space
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7
    • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
    • Memory: 3 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+, Vulkan capable.
    • Storage: 200 MB available space

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