| Week | Description | Assignments |
Slides and additional materials | Code and sessions scripts |
| Week 1, 8/27 | Introduction (Chapter 1)
Haptics Demo |
For Sep. 10 class read:
Sutherland. 2003
Milgram and Kishino. 1994 Bring your copies of the papers to class. |
Slides: VR
Introduction |
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| Week 2, 9/10 | Input Devices (Chapter 2) | Read: Chapter 2 | Slides: Input
Devices Movies: clip 2.1, clip 2.2, clip 2.3 |
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| Week 3, 9/17 | Input Devices (Chapter 2) |
Read: Chapter 2 Assignment: Demonstrate that you can use Kinect. Email to teacher or a simple webpage, one per group. |
Slides: Input
Devices |
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| Week 4, 9/24 | Machine Vision (slides) | Slides: Machine
Vision |
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| Week 5, 10/1 | Project Proposals | Prepare proposals. 10-15 min group presentations. | |
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| Week 6, 10/16 | Output Devices (Chapter 3) | Describe a use of VR technology to improve gaming experience | Slides: Output Devices Movies: vc.3.1.exe, clip 3.2, clip 3.3,clip 3.4,clip 3.5 |
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| Week 7, 10/22 (cont.) | Output Devices (Chapter 3) | Assignment 2, Due: Mon. Oct. 22, 2012. | Slides: Output Devices Movies: vc.3.1.exe, clip 3.2, clip 3.3,clip 3.4,clip 3.5 |
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| Week 8/9, 10/29 - 11/5 | Computing Architectures for VR (Chapter 4) | Slides: Computing Architectures for VR |
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| Week 10/11, 11/12-11/19 | Modelling (Chapter 5) | Slides: Modelling Movies: clip 5.1, clip 5.2, clip 5.3 |
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| Week 12, 11/26 | Virtual Worlds Discussion Laboratory for Human Movements Demos |
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| Week 13/14, 12/3-12/10 | VR Programming (Chapter 6) | Slides: VR Programming Movies: clip 6.1, clip 6.2, clip 6.3,clip 6.4,clip 6.5, clip 6.6, clip 6.7 |
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| 12/17, 4:30-7:15pm | FINAL EXAM, Project presentations |