COSC 729: Virtual Reality and its Applications
Spring Semester 2015 Course
Information
Instructor: Dr. Sharad Sharma
Department of Computer Science
Bowie State University
E-MAIL: ssharma@bowiestate.edu
CLASS HOURS:
Tuesday: 4:55 PM – 7:25 PM, CSB 312
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday: 1:55 – 4:55 PM, or by appointment
OFFICE LOCATION: Computer Science
Building, Room 317
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The goal of this course is to introduce students to Virtual Reality (VR) hardware, software, and provide an opportunity for them to apply this knowledge to applications for education and games. This course applies cutting-edge VR technology currently available in academia and industry. Students will design, model, and script the VR environment by developing a complete VR application as a group project.
Text Book
All the lecture slides are at Blackboard
* Syllabus
* Project Deliverables and Evaluation
Weekly Time Schedule
27-Jan |
Introduction |
Assignment 1: 3D Max |
3-Feb |
Virtual Reality Input Devices/3DMax |
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10-Feb |
Open Lab (SPIE Conference) |
Assignment 2: 3D Max |
17-Feb |
Virtual Reality Output Devices/ Python Programming |
Assignment 3: Vizard |
24-Feb |
Geometric Modeling Principles for VR |
Assignment 4: Vizard 2 Due: 17 March |
3-Mar |
Computer Graphics Principles for VR |
Assignment 5: Unity3D, Due: 17 Mar |
10-Mar |
Mid
Term Exam
|
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17-Mar |
Project Proposal Presentation |
Due: Project Proposal Report & Presentation |
24-Mar |
Spring Break |
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31-Mar |
Programming in VR |
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7-Apr |
Human Factors in VR |
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14-Apr |
Human Factors in VR |
Mid Project Demo 1 |
21-Apr |
Traditional Applications in VR |
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28-Apr |
Emerging Applications in VR
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Mid Project Demo 2 |
5-May |
Augemented Reality |
Due date for Report |
| 12-May | Group Project Presentations/ Demo, Presentations. | |
19-May |
Final
Exam
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Final Projects Spring 2011
BSU Final Projects for Spring 2010
* BSU Final Projects for Spring 2009
Reference
To view our three-dimensional VRML 2.0 models, we recommend the CosmoPlayer plug-in for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, and other Web browsers. The CosmoPlayer can be downloaded from this NIST Web site, from karmanaut, or from other places. Please refer to these latest Download and Install Instructions from NIST.