This course describes devices and techniques used in Virtual Reality (VR) applications. It is intended to serve as an introduction into the practical implementation of VR and deals directly with the problems and the special circumstances in the realization of a virtual environment. During this courses the students will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of devices and applications of virtual environments.
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Later lectures will be held at the VRVis research center, dates on the course page.
A theoretical overview of common technologies and devices used in the implementation of virtual environments is supported by hands-on experience with VR-devices and applications. Historical and state-of-the-art 3D-display and 3D-tracking systems are introduced and discussed. Practical demonstrations allow the students to experience virtual environments first hand and gain insight in the use of the necessary hardware and implementation details. The main contents are: VR input and output devices (head-mounted displays, stereo-projection, etc.) - tracking methods for VR applications (optical, magnetical, inertial tracking) - navigation and interaction techniques.Practical exercises can be implemented using existing frameworks with VR support, e.g. Unity or Unreal.
Teamwork is possible and will be encouraged. Students can implement their work at home, but due to the dependency on virtual reality hardware, inmany cases at least part of the development has to be performed at the VRVis research center (www.vrvis.at).
Limited number of participants in the exercise
ECTS Breakdown: 3 ECTS = 75 Hours
Not necessary
