COSC 590/490: Selected Topics in COSC: Virtual Reality and its Applications
Student Projects Ideas
APPLICATION
CATEGORIES
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Architecture
architectural walk-through
effect of placing light sources
landscaping
Art
virtual museum
sculptures
virtual instruments
virtual performances
Education
virtual experiments
virtual laboratory (physics, biology, chemistry)
virtual dissection project
virtual planetarium
VR exhibits in museums
virtual underwater shipwreck
Engineering
cars, aircrafts, spacecrafts, ships, consumer products
product visualization and demonstration
operational simulation, training
crash simulation (FEM)
simulation of production processes
study of assembly sequences
virtual factory floor
factory robot simulations
control of remote operations in hazardous environments
underwater operations
Entertainment and Recreation
games
shared virtual environments
distraction from painful or unpleasant medical treatment (dentist)
human controlled computer animations
also called 'Performance Animation'
Medicine
teaching and training
surgery training
team training
Science
NASA virtual windtunnel
molecular modeling
archeological excavations or reconstructions
underwater shipwrecks
telepresence in space exploration
telepresence controlled remotely operated vehicles
astronomy
planetary systems
solar systems
galaxies
Training and Simulation
flight simulator
pilot training
full fledged models of terrain
training for operation, maintenance and repair
accident simulation
fire in engine room
accident in nuclear power plant
training for reactions in car accidents
training for dangerous tasks
fire fighter training
military simulations
combat situation
battlefield simulations