Course Catalog 2007-2008

SGN-5406 VIRTUAL REALITY, 5 cr
Virtual Reality

Courses persons responsible
Ismo Rakkolainen

Lecturers
Ismo Rakkolainen

Lecturetimes and places
Per I: Thursday 10 - 13, TC161

Implementations
Person responsible: Ismo Rakkolainen
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 6 h/week - - - - -
Assignment 10 h/per 10 h/per - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
An introductory course to virtual reality. Gives the basic skills to understand and evaluate VR systems, applications and simulators and its impact on future digital systems and user interfaces. Suits for students of all fields of science.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Introduction to virtual reality. What is virtual reality. The basic components of a virtual reality system.  Human factors in VR. Examples of VR applications.  History of VR.
 
2. Input an output devices. Trackers, navigation and gesture interfaces. Graphics, three-dimensional sound and haptic displays.       
3. Computing architectures for virtual reality.       
4. Basic information of VR modeling and VR programming.
 		      

Requirements for completing the course
Final examination and assignment.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • The student has to get at least half of the maximum points from the final exam and a project work is accepted.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book "Virtual Reality Technology" Grigore C. Burdea and Philippe Coiffet 0-471-36089-9   John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    OHJ-2700 OHJ-2700 Computer Graphics 6 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    An intensive course mostly on the first period.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 18 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 82 %

  • Description of the course implementation from ICT point of view

    • A small laboratory work is required.

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 72
    Assignments 25

    Other scaledHours
    Preparation for exam 27
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 127

    Correspondence of content
    8004253 Virtual Reality

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    Last modified 15.08.2007
    Modified byIsmo Rakkolainen