This document provides details about a course on Design for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality including instructor information, class timings, course contents, reference texts, assessments, and a tentative lecture schedule. The course covers topics such as AR/VR equipment, tools for prototyping, computer vision, tracking, and interfaces across 15 weeks. Students will be assessed through attendance, a practical project, and exams.
This document provides details about a course on Design for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality including instructor information, class timings, course contents, reference texts, assessments, and a tentative lecture schedule. The course covers topics such as AR/VR equipment, tools for prototyping, computer vision, tracking, and interfaces across 15 weeks. Students will be assessed through attendance, a practical project, and exams.
This document provides details about a course on Design for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality including instructor information, class timings, course contents, reference texts, assessments, and a tentative lecture schedule. The course covers topics such as AR/VR equipment, tools for prototyping, computer vision, tracking, and interfaces across 15 weeks. Students will be assessed through attendance, a practical project, and exams.
This document provides details about a course on Design for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality including instructor information, class timings, course contents, reference texts, assessments, and a tentative lecture schedule. The course covers topics such as AR/VR equipment, tools for prototyping, computer vision, tracking, and interfaces across 15 weeks. Students will be assessed through attendance, a practical project, and exams.
Class Timings: Tuesdays and Thursdays - 17:15 hrs to 18:30 hrs, L19 for lectures, DJ 204 for labs
Course Contents: Historic perspective and modern applications, AR/VR equipment and software, Preparing to prototype for AR and VR, Tools and Prototyping for AR and VR, Working on an AR/VR design project, Geometry of visual world, Light, optics and visual perception, Visual perception, Tracking, Head mounted displays, Computer vision for augmented reality, AR concepts, Frontiers, Project Prototyping & Documentation Reference Texts:
Shirley, M. (2016) Fundamentals of computer graphics, CRC Press
Lavalle, S. M. (2016) Virtual reality, Cambridge University Press Schmalsteig D. and Hollerer T. (2016) Augmented Reality: Principles and practice, Pearson Education Assessments:
Attendance: 10 marks Practical project/Coursework: 50 marks
Exam(s): 40 marks
Pass Percentage: 40% (a minimum of 40 percent marks will have to be scored to pass this course)
Lecture Schedule (tentative):
04-Jan Introduction to AR/VR 27-Feb Head-mounted displays
09-Jan AR/VR equipment and software 29-Feb Computer vision for AR 11-Jan Preparing to prototype for AR/VR 05-Mar Lab 3 16-Jan Design thinking and needfinding 07-Mar Calibration, registration and visual coherence for AR 18-Jan Tools for AR/VR 12-Mar Situated visualization and interaction 23-Jan Ideation and storyboarding 14-Mar Modeling, annotation and authoring 25-Jan Working on an AR/VR design project 19-Mar Lab 4 30-Jan Geometry of visual world 21-Mar Navigation and collaboration 01-Feb Lab 1 26-Mar Spring break 06-Feb Light and optics 28-Mar Spring break 08-Feb Visual perception 02-Apr Software architectures 13-Feb Tracking 04-Apr Exploring touch, haptics, taste and smell 15-Feb Lab 2 09-Apr Robotic interfaces and telepresence 20-Feb Mid-semester examinations 11-Apr Holiday - Id-Ul-Fitr 22-Feb Mid-semester examinations 16-Apr Evaluation of interaction and experience 18-Apr User feedback
