The focus of the center's work was the use of computer graphics and visualization for research and education in pure mathematics and geometry.
[1] Much of the work done at the center was for the development of Geomview, a three-dimensional interactive geometry program.
The displayed scene and the attributes of the objects in it may be manipulated by the graphical command language (GCL) of Geomview.
During its time of operation, a large number of mathematical workshops were held at the center.
Many well-known mathematicians visited the center, including Eugenio Calabi, John Horton Conway, Donald E. Knuth, David Mumford, William Thurston, and Jeff Weeks.