Module Summary
- Instructor: Rynson Lau
- Teaching Assistant: Lijuan Yu
- Semester: A
- Hours: 26-hour lectures (2 hours/week) and 13-hour tutorials (1 hour/week)
Objectives
The course aims at introducing advanced computer graphics and computer vision techniques for virtual reality, as well as an in-depth investigation of the design of virtual reality systems. Upon completion of this module, students are expected to:- Identify the important characteristics of different virtual reality techniques.
- Apply advanced computer graphics and computer vision techniques to design virtual reality applications Evaluate different types of virtual reality systems.
- Develop solutions based on virtual reality techniques to address real-world problems.
Assessment
- Coursework: 40% (1 assignment and 1 test)
- Examination: 60% (2 hours)
Notes for Download
- Week 1 (31/8): Module Overview and Introduction
- Week 2 (7/9): Input Devices, General Assignment Information, and Assignment Requirements
- Week 3 (14/9): classes cancelled due to typhoon
- Week 4 (21/9): Output Devices (Displays) and Tutorial Notes for the Assignment (1)
- Week 5 (28/9): Output Devices (Sound and Haptics)
- Week 6 (5/10): Quiz, Tutorial Notes for the Assignment (2)
- Week 7 (12/10): Computing Architectures for VR
- Week 8 (19/10): VR Modeling
- Week 9 (26/10): Chung Yeung Festival
- Week 10 (2/11): VR Modeling, Tutorial class: assignment Q&A
- Week 11 (9/11): Traditional Applications
- Week 12 (16/11): Emerging Applications
- Week 13 (23/11): Revision
Reference Books
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Virtual Reality Technology,
Second Edition
Grigore Burdea and Philipe Coiffet, Willey-Interscience, 2003. -
Computer Graphics and Virtual Environments
Mel Slater, Anthony Steed, and Yiorgos Chrysanthou, Addison Wesley, 2002. -
Networked Virtual Environments
Sandeep Singhal and Michael Zyda, Addison Wesley, 1999.