Percentage | What to do | Notes | |
Project 1: | 25% | Human scale scene experienced from the 'inside out' | Individual/group project |
Project 2: | 25% | Virtual world from data and looking at it from the 'outside in' | Group project (teammates are selected by students/instructor) |
Final: | 20% | Questions on the lectures, videos, and student presentations | After Thanksgiving |
Student's Choice Presentations: | 10% | of interest to you in the area of VR / AR | Individual |
Class Contribution: | 20%, including 2% online feedback for Student Choice Presentation, 2% online feedback for Project 1, and 2% online feedback for Project 2 | Comments/Ask questions | Don't ask trivial questions. Can contribute via piazza One contribution is 0.5%. Max 1% per day. |
Peer evaluation: | 2% | Feeback from teammates | for Project 2 |
Topics | Face to face | Recorded lectures | |
Week 1: 08/24-28 | - Course overview - Covid policies and requrirements Link - Student's Choice topic selection is due at 11:59pm, Sunday 08/30 |
Wed 08/26 | - 08/24 Passcode: sR#u2&dV - 08/26 Passcode: d#i0J4Du - 08/28 Passcode: ^5.BdJ03 |
Week 2: 08/31 - 09/04 | - Project 1 is out - Introduction to Javascripts - Introduction to VR, VR vs. AR - Student's Choice presentations |
Wed 09/02 | - 08/31 Passcode: R2@E1W6. Starting from 30:00 - 09/02 Passcode: PMPjK^42 Starting from 32:00 - 09/04 Passcode: %w$nR7vR Starting from 07:00 |
Week 3: 09/07 - 09/11 | - Labor day - Student's Choice submission is due at 11:59pm, Tuesday 09/08 - The history of VR - Student's Choice presentations |
Wed 09/09 | - 09/07: No class - 09/09 Passcode: 8*5ai9?j Starting from 50:00 - 09/11 Passcode: *4.yXKcK Starting from 55:00 |
Week 4: 09/14 - 09/18 |
- Introduction to Three.js - Aframe tutorial - Student's Choice presentations |
Wed 09/16 |
- 09/14 Passcode: Vn*JN!S9 - 09/16 Passcode: 7*T5^?n+ - 09/18 Passcode: Z%Z71DAE |
Week 5: 09/21 - 09/25 | - The future of VR - Fundamental units in visual design - Student's Choice presentations |
Wed 09/23 | - 09/21 Passcode: H$98C*Yc - 09/23 Passcode: i*5yZqjQ - 09/25 Passcode: $1=QnEXT |
Week 6: 09/28 - 10/02 | - 3D Visual modeling and rendering - Project 1 link and code is due Sunday 10/4 | Wed 09/30 | - 09/28 Passcode: uS#VA%7z - 09/30 Passcode: QS7?sPK1 - 10/02 Passcode: O#EA7?0h |
Week 7: 10/05 - 10/09 | - Project 1 presentations - Project 2 is out => Team assignment |
Wed 10/07 | - 10/05 Passcode: mBp1nx$# - 10/07 Passcode: QV7?ZtbA - 10/09 Passcode: pyE.s$g1 |
Week 8: 10/12 - 10/16 | - Project 1 review, lessons learned (Open discussions) - Demo Oculus Rift in class - Project 2 Team formation is due Friday, Oct 16 --> Team assignment - Student's Choice presentations |
Wed 10/14 | - 10/12 Passcode: S+jr^2fd - 10/14 Passcode: L=5ai0Y& - 10/16 Passcode: 8Az$n^Mi |
Week 9: 10/19 - 10/23 |
- Introduction to Unity3D (no attendance, may have quiz) - Position Tracking - Interaction and Navigation - Student's Choice presentations |
Wed 10/21 | - 10/19 Passcode: 44+8ux?s - 10/21 Passcode: w!@c2NaM - 10/23 Passcode: 1#41F!yj |
Week 10: 10/26 - 10/30 |
- Unity tutorial (Project 2 related) by TA (no attendance, may have quiz) - VR hardware and software - Student's Choice presentations |
Wed 10/28 | - 10/26 Passcode: AGm4^fWN - 10/27 Passcode: u0.@ZD3& - 10/30 Passcode: ns.1Ka4M |
Week 11: 11/02 - 11/06 | - Project 2 mid-review is on Monday, Nov 2 - Collaboration in VR - Student's Choice presentations |
Wed 11/04 | - 11/02 Passcode: 9j0c54a+ - 11/04 Passcode: jz0#*k?d - 11/06 Passcode: *s8%3M8R |
Week 12: 11/09 - 11/13 |
- Collaboration in VR - VR game designs (new) - Student's Choice presentations |
Wed 11/11 | - 11/09 Passcode: I?bB1?uh - 11/11 Passcode: tr9s?69y - 11/13 Passcode: c^#H?gw7 |
Week 13: 11/16 - 11/20 |
- More added VR lectures (Student may suggest the topic) (new) - Student's Choice presentations |
Wed 11/18 | - 11/16 Passcode: .VZ6$eS% - 11/18 Passcode: 3M&Q+e0b - 11/20 Passcode: r%2%1pDL |
Week 14: 11/23 | - Final exam review - Student's Choice presentations - Thanksgiving 2020 (no class on Wed and Fri) - Project 2 link and code is due Mon, Nov 23 |
No face to face class | - 11/23 Passcode: M?%MND0B |
Week 15: 11/30 - 12/04 | - Project 2 presentations - Project 2 team report is due Sunday, Nov 29 - Final exam: 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, Dec 4 |
No face to face class | - 11/30 Passcode: AeRE95c& - 12/02 Passcode: kRG$5WN^ |