CSE 6337 3D User Interfaces

CSE 6337.03 3D User Interfaces, Winter 2013

http://www.cse.yorku.ca/course/6337

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Jan 10 - due dates added, slides added, first discussion papers posted, draft projects listed.
Jan 07 - this WWW page created.

General Information

The course introduces the ways to interact with computers in a three dimensional (3D) environment, where the environment is either fully virtual or represents a mixture of real and virtual. It covers topics ranging from the hardware necessary to interface with virtual worlds, over techniques for interacting with 3D environments, to design and evaluation of 3D user interfaces.
Prerequisite: none

Topics covered

Introduction
3D Hardware: Input, Output, Tangible & Haptics Systems, Augmented & Mixed Reality Systems
3D User Interface Techniques: Selection, Manipulation, Travel, Wayfinding, System Control, Symbolic Input, 2D vs. 3D User Interfaces
Design and Evaluation of 3D User Interfaces: Guidelines, User Studies, Result Analysis, Report Writing
The Future of 3D User Interfaces

This course will use papers from the recent literature to aid students acquire an in-depth understanding of specific topics. The course project will require designing and implementing novel 3D user interfaces, testing those techniques with real users, and then presenting the results in a report.

Lectures: MW1-2:30pm, Location VH1018
Instructor: Wolfgang Stuerzlinger
Email:
Office Hours: by appointment

Evaluation

Course marks will be based on the following:

Component	Percent of final grade	Due date (no extensions!)
Weekly 3D UI paper discussions (starting on Jan 16)	25%	Weekly on Wednesdays
Individual Course project topic chosen, in consultation with instructor.	N/A	Feb 11
For implementation-heavy projects, implementation due. Deliverable: demo For evaluation-heavy projects, pilot study with 3 participants done. Deliverable: pilot evaluation report (2-3 paragraphs plus graphs)	20%	Mar 27 at noon
Course project evaluation done. Deliverable: output and graphs from data analysis	25%	Apr 15 at noon
Course project report done. Deliverable: paper in ACM CHI paper style	30%	Apr 22

Lecture Notes & Additional Resources

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