Dear Noel, Thank you so much for this very good translation!!
We really appreciate your help ! That will be very usefull for all the users. Very sincerely. Eric H. Le 9 mars 2011 à 18:16, Noel O'Boyle a écrit : > Here you go. Google Translate first, then I fixed the text. > > Project WiiChem > > Create, view and interact with molecules > > Summary > > Our project is to integrate 3D capabilities of the Wii Remote device > (invented by Nintendo) in the free modelling software, Avogadro, in > order to develop a completely new and immersive way to create and > manipulate molecular models. This tool will be a very valuable > addition to students who have so much trouble understanding in 3D. It > is also a more "modern" and rewarding way to teach and look. > > At college, high school and university, the use of chemical > visualisation software makes it easy to show the structures of > molecules being studied. It adds a visual complement to the use of > plastic molecular models that use the tactile intelligence of the > hand, often neglected, but which is found in our project. > > Image: LEGO > > This site describes the nature and purpose of the WiiChem project, a > project in the area of molecular modeling. Molecular modeling > encapsulates all of the theoretical methods and computational > techniques used to study and simulate the behavior of molecules. One > of its features is the almost exclusive use of the computer, or > “computer-aided chemistry”. > > One of the first steps in molecular modeling is to construct the > chemical structure under study, that is to say, to position the atoms > relative to each other (provide coordinates for the atoms). The > keyboard/mouse combination is not the most suitable way to direct this > construction. Why? Because the mouse is a 2D device (it moves on a > flat plain) and therefore can not directly position an atom in terms > of depth (lifting the mouse upwards does not work!). Current software > circumvents the problem by requiring entry of a number to indicate the > depth or by combining several mouse movements to place the atom in > terms of depth. > > Although the 3D-stereoscopic representation of virtual objects has > benefited from recent advances (3D films, nVidia’s 3D Vision > technology, ...), 3D manipulation by the direct action of the user is > still very limited because there is no 3D “generic” device > widely-available. > > The free tool proposed here links the gestures of the user to the 3D > displacement of the object identified by its binding. In addition, the > simulation is dynamic and "felt": the molecules are created and > manipulated in real time with a "sensory feedback", facilitating and > thereby increasing the acquisition of knowledge. > > Optionally, our application can be coupled to a 3D-stereoscopic > (relief image) for even greater immersion, and thus reinforce the > learning. The technology used are anaglyph glasses with red/cyan > filters. The use of active 3D glasses is planned for later. > > In conclusion > > The advantage of our approach lies in a next-generation 3D device that > is inexpensive, widely-available, and popular with young people. The > simplicity, attractiveness and low cost of our device (software + > Wiimote) allow it to be deployed just as widely in high schools as in > universities. > > > On 9 March 2011 16:24, Mickaël Gadroy <mickael.gad...@gmail.com> wrote: >> That's a good idea. It will help me a lot. >> Thanks you in advance. >> >> Mickaël Gadroy >> >> >> >> 2011/3/9 Noel O'Boyle <baoille...@gmail.com> >>> >>> That is so cool. >>> >>> I think it could be useful to make an English translation available - >>> will I give it a go, and send you the text? >>> >>> - Noel >>> >>> On 9 March 2011 15:56, eric henon <eric.he...@univ-reims.fr> wrote: >>>> Dear alls, >>>> >>>> We are please to announce that >>>> it is now possible to carry out the Wiimote possibilities >>>> into Avogadro. >>>> The Wiimote gives the opportunity to use a cheap, easy and flexible >>>> device >>>> for >>>> educational purposes for example. By pointing a Wiimote at a screen you >>>> can >>>> create, rotate, substitute atom by fragment, ... molecules. Also, you >>>> can >>>> use >>>> it with projector. >>>> Please keep 1m (at least) away from the sensor bar. >>>> Anaglyph (Red-Cyan)/3D possibilities have been implemented. >>>> The feeback (rumble functionality) can be used to check « on the fly » >>>> proximities between the molecular system and the manipulated atom. >>>> Please feel free to try it. Any comment is welcome ! >>>> (please write to mickael.gad...@univ-reims.fr or >>>> mickael.gad...@gmail.com) >>>> This is still a Beta version. The src plugin >>>> as well as all instructions to compile it are available at : >>>> https://github.com/mickaelgadroy/wmavo >>>> Installation and documentation >>>> are available here (sorry for our poor english). >>>> French site can be found at : http://www.univ-reims.fr/wiichem >>>> >>>> It has been sucessfully tested on Linux (Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10) >>>> platform >>>> only at present time. >>>> Improvements are underway, and >>>> Windows version is planed in the next future. >>>> Very sincerely. >>>> Eric Henon, Mickael Gadroy >>>> >>>> >>>> Eric Henon >>>> Professeur >>>> Universite de Reims Champagne-Ardenne >>>> Institut de Chimie Moleculaire de Reims >>>> http://www.univ-reims.fr/ICMR >>>> CNRS UMR 6229 >>>> UFR des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles >>>> BP 1039 >>>> 51687 Reims Cedex 2 (France) >>>> Tél./Fax : + 33 (0) 3 26 91 84 97 >>>> eric.he...@univ-reims.fr >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Colocation vs. Managed Hosting >>>> A question and answer guide to determining the best fit >>>> for your organization - today and in the future. >>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Avogadro-Discuss mailing list >>>> Avogadro-Discuss@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/avogadro-discuss >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Colocation vs. Managed Hosting >>> A question and answer guide to determining the best fit >>> for your organization - today and in the future. >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Avogadro-Discuss mailing list >>> Avogadro-Discuss@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/avogadro-discuss >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Colocation vs. Managed Hosting >> A question and answer guide to determining the best fit >> for your organization - today and in the future. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d >> _______________________________________________ >> Avogadro-Discuss mailing list >> Avogadro-Discuss@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/avogadro-discuss >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Colocation vs. Managed Hosting > A question and answer guide to determining the best fit > for your organization - today and in the future. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d > _______________________________________________ > Avogadro-Discuss mailing list > Avogadro-Discuss@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/avogadro-discuss Eric Henon Professeur Universite de Reims Champagne-Ardenne Institut de Chimie Moleculaire de Reims http://www.univ-reims.fr/ICMR CNRS UMR 6229 UFR des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles BP 1039 51687 Reims Cedex 2 (France) Tél./Fax : + 33 (0) 3 26 91 84 97 eric.he...@univ-reims.fr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Avogadro-Discuss mailing list Avogadro-Discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/avogadro-discuss
