VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS
| Title | ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΑ ΕΙΚΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑΣ / VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS |
| Code | ΔΜ1046 |
| Interdepartmental Programme | PPS Advanced Computer and Communication Systems |
| Collaborating Schools | Electrical and Computer Engineering Medicine Music Studies Journalism and Mass Communications |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Tzovaras |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600004459 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 24 |
| Class ID | 600134113
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600134113
- Other: https://alexander.ee.auth.gr:8443/eMASTER/
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Basic programming skills, computer architecture principles
Learning Outcomes
To familiarize students with VR/AR devices and το provide them with abilities for designing and developing VR/AR and mobile AR applications using visual, haptic and aural rendering technologies.
By the end of the course students are expected to:
a) Identify the various types of VR input and output devices and their potential use
b) Understand the principles of visual, aural and haptic rendering
c) Model virtual reality objects and environments
d) Understand the mechanisms to support augmented reality using VR devices and mobile phones
e) Design and develop Virtual/Augmented Reality applications
Course Content (Syllabus)
- Introduction to virtual and augmented reality
- Input Devices: Trackers and navigation interfaces
- Output devices: Graphics, 3D sound and haptic displays
- Visual rendering principles
- Haptics
- 3D user interfaces , Virtual reality modelling
- VR application programming
- Human Factors in VR
- Augmented Reality
- Mobile Augmented Reality
- VR/AR applications
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | 0.9 | |||
| Laboratory Work | 6 | 0.2 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1.1 |
Student Assessment
Description
Project 1: 20%
Project 2: 20%
Exams: 60%
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1. “Virtual Reality Technology”, by Grigore C. Burdea, Philippe Coiffet, John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
2. “3D user interfaces: theory and practice”, by Doug A. Bowman, Addison-Wesley, 2005.
3. “Understanding virtual reality: interface, application, and design”, by William R. Sherman, Alan B. Craig, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2003.
Last Update
23-09-2013
