The reovirus project: an application of distributed visualization

This paper describes a distributed visualization of the operation of a reovirus. This visualization allows several groups of users at different locations to view how the virus behaves in normal and cancer cells. The users at each location can interact with the visualization and the other users. The techniques used to produce this visualization include the reduction of geometrical complexity, user representation and interaction with the visualization. Future work includes improving the explanations of the reovirus and providing users with different views of the animation highlighting various aspects of the virus's behaviour.