VRML

COSC 477/590: Virtual Reality and its Principles

Fall Semester 2018 Course Information

Instructor: Dr. Sharad Sharma
Department of Computer Science
Bowie State University
E-MAIL: ssharma@bowiestate.edu

Instructor Website: http://cs.bowiestate.edu/sharad/

CLASS HOURS: Wednesday: 4:55 PM – 7:25 PM, CSB 312
OFFICE HOURS: Wednesday: 12:55 – 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

Course Related Links

All the lecture slides are at Blackboard

* Syllabus

* Assignments

Approved projects

* Project Proposal Report

* Project Deliverables and Evaluation

* Final PROJECT REPORT

Vizard helpful links

Vizard 5,6

Weekly Time Schedule

29-Aug	Introduction
5-Sep	Virtual Reality Introduction /3DsMax	Assignment 1: 3Ds Max (Modelling and Animation) Due: 12 Sep
12-Sep	Python Programming (Vizard)	Assignment 2: Vizard 1 Due: 19 Sep
19-Sep	Python Programming (Vizard), Design Principles, 3D Software, and Windows/Desktops	Assignment 3: Vizard 2, Due: 26 Sep
26-Sep	Human Factors
3-Oct	Unity 3D tutorial	Assignment 4: Unity 3D, Due: 17 Oct
10-Oct	Virtual Reality Output Devices, haptics
17-Oct	Mid Term Exam
24-Oct	Project Proposal Presentation	Due: Project Proposal Report & Presentation
31-Oct	Selection & Manipulation
7-Nov	3D Interaction Techniques: selection, travel
14-Nov	Augmented and mixed reality
21-Nov	3D Interaction Techniques: wayfinding	Mid Project Demo 1
28-Nov	Evaluating 3D user Interfaces, Evaluation and metrics: Measuring the effectiveness of virtual environments	Mid Project Demo 2
5-Dec	Group Project Presentations/ Demo	Due date for Report
12-Dec	Final Exam

Final Projects [Previous Classes]

* Example Student Projects

* Project Ideas

* Usefull links for 3D models

Link to Free Software (3DsMax, Maya) for Students on the Education Community

VRML Resources

Reference

Burdea, Grigore C., and Coiffet, Philippe. Virtual Reality Technology, 2nd ed. Wiley-Interscience, 2003.
Sherman, William R., and Craig, Alan B., Understanding Virtual Reality: Interface, Application, and Design, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2003
Introduction to Virtual Reality
VR: The Medium
Overview of virtual reality systems
Overview of hardware used by virtual reality systems (input)
Overview of hardware used by virtual reality systems (output)

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.