Distributed Displays for Discrete Integrated Circuit Electronics

I present a distributed display architecture that integrates with a set of asynchronous mechanically and electrically re-configurable computing nodes, otherwise known as Discrete Integrated Circuit Electronics (DICE). Each singular display is physically and electrically connected to a DICE node which transmits useful data to be displayed. By integrating these displays with the DICE nodes, a multitude of applications are enabled, starting with real-time data visualization and debugging, and going on up to more complex applications, such as locally computed ray tracing and graphics rendering, as well as structural and volumetric displays. The advantages and implementation of the displays into the DICE architecture, as well as various examples of their applications are demonstrated and discussed. While the DICE nodes themselves address issues with locality in computing, these integrated distributed displays will help them overcome some of their limitations and enhance their capabilities. Together, these integrated devices and their scalability can lead to iterative improvements to graphical processing, form into spatial 2D grid (structural) and 3D mesh (volumetric) displays, and overall reduce the cost and complexity of distributed display and computing systems.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

Department dc:contributor.department

Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• Christensen, Justin Browning

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Gershenfeld, Neil

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright MIT

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• http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/142833

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/142833