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At a recent presentation, Giorgi Bokhochadze from Georgian Technical University (GTU) introduced Tracer VRChat, an advanced virtual environment designed to bring immersive access to the ATLAS detector at CERN’s Point-1. The project integrates social VR capabilities with AI to create an interactive and scalable educational experience.
Key Features of Tracer VRChat:
- VRChat Integration: Built using the VRChat platform, the system enables real-time virtual interaction. Users can join events hosted by physicists and engineers, attend live lectures, and explore 3D visualizations of ATLAS experiments.
- Performance Optimization: The project contrasts “unoptimized” (269.3K polys) with “optimized” (64.1K polys) environments. Optimizations include texture baking, baked lighting, and aggressive occlusion culling to ensure performance stability within VRChat’s technical constraints.
- AI-Powered NPCs: Tracer VRChat supports AI-driven non-player characters capable of providing real-time, context-aware dialogue. These NPCs act as multilingual virtual tour guides, enhancing the educational reach and allowing autonomous interaction.
Educational and Outreach Value:
- Provides a global, immersive experience of the ATLAS detector’s geometry and scale.
- Encourages real-time scientific dialogue with global audiences.
- Enhances accessibility to particle physics knowledge through multilingual AI and interactive VR environments.
Development Team:
Led by Giorgi Bokhochadze (Unity Developer), with contributions from Alexandre Sharmazanashvili (Project Manager), Giorgi Mirziashvili and Ela Abramovi (Geometry Design), Vladimir Dolinski (Textures/Rendering), and Aleksandr Alikhanov (3D Scene Design).
