Schedule
The course schedule is tentative and will very likely change as the course progresses. However, it represents the current best estimate of topics and when they will be covered.
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1 |
9/7 |
Labor Day: No Class | |||
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9/9 |
Introduction to Virtual Reality | Ch. 1 | ||
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2 |
9/14 |
Typescript and Babylon.js |
A1:out |
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9/16 |
History of Virtual Reality |
Ch. 2 |
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3 |
9/21 |
Developing Virtual Worlds |
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A1:in, A2:out |
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9/23 |
Visual Perception |
Ch. 3.3 |
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4 |
9/28 |
Introduction to WebXR |
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A2: in, A3: out |
Quiz 1 |
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9/30 |
Visual Displays (1) |
Ch. 5.2 |
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5 |
10/5 |
Interaction and Physics |
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A3: in, A4: out |
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10/7 |
Visual Displays (2) |
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6 |
10/12 |
Spatial Input (1) |
Ch. 6 |
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Quiz 2 |
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10/14 |
Spatial Input (2) |
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7 |
10/19 |
Selection and Manipulation (1) |
Ch. 7 |
A4: in, A5: out |
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10/21 |
Selection and Manipulation (2) |
Project Milestone 0 |
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8 |
10/26 |
Selection and Manipulation (3) |
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10/28 |
Selection and Manipulation (4) |
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9 |
11/2 |
Augmented Reality |
A5: in |
Quiz 3 |
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11/4 |
Navigation (1) |
Ch. 8 |
A6: out |
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10 |
11/9 |
Navigation (2) |
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11/11 |
Navigation (3) |
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Project Milestone 1 |
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11 |
11/16 |
Immersive GUIs (1) |
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Quiz 4 |
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11/18 |
Immersive GUls (2) |
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A6: in, A7: out |
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12 |
11/23 |
System Control (1) |
Ch. 9 |
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11/25 |
Class Cancelled |
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13 |
11/30 |
System Control (2) |
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12/2 |
Evaluation of 3DUIs |
Ch. 11 |
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14 |
12/7 |
Research Topics in VR/3DUI |
Quiz 5 | ||
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12/9 |
Research Topics in VR/3DUI |
A7: in | ||
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15 |
12/14 |
Ethics and VR |
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12/16 |
Concluding Remarks |
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Finals |
12/21 |
Project Presentations |
Project Milestones 2,3 (due 12/20) |
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12/23 |
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Project Milestone 4 due |
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