CSE6335 Topics in Virtual Reality

CSE6335.03 Topics in Virtual Reality, Fall 2013

http://www.cse.yorku.ca/course/6335

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General Information

This is a 'special topics' course in Virtual Reality. The goal of this course is to cover a number of topics in virtual reality. Projects involve building virtual reality systems, potentially based on latest-generation hardware, such as the Occulus Rift head-mounted display, a new form of CAVE, or the LeapMotion finger tracking system.

Prerequisite: An introductory course for Computer Graphics or Virtual Reality is recommended for software-centric courses projects.

Topics covered

Introduction
3D Hardware: Input, Output, Tangible & Haptics Systems, Augmented & Mixed Reality Systems
Human Senses & Human Actions
3D Navigation
3D User Interfaces
Design and Evaluation of 3D User Interfaces: Guidelines, User Studies, Result Analysis, Report Writing
The Future of Virtual Reality

This course will use discussions around papers from the recent literature to aid students acquire an in-depth understanding of specific research topics as well as a variety of skills useful in academia and industry.

The course project will require designing and implementing novel virtual reality systems. Software implementations are expected to be based on Unity 4. For interaction-centric projects the implementation will be evaluated with other people. Technology-centric projects are expected to accurately measure the technical properties of the implementation. All projects are expected to present the results in a report, in paper format.

Classes: MW 1-2:30pm, in BC225
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 VR paper discussions (starting on Sep 18)	25%	Weekly on Wednesdays
Individual course project topic chosen, in consultation with instructor.	N/A	Sep 27
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%	Nov 15 at noon
Course project evaluation done. Deliverable: output and graphs for technical measurements or for user study data analysis	25%	Dec 06 at noon
Course project report done. Deliverable: paper in ACM CHI paper style	30%	Dec 13

Lecture Notes, Papers for Discussions & Additional Resources

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