CSE 291 Introduction to Virtual Environments

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CSE 291 - Introduction to Virtual Environments

• Jürgen P. Schulze
• California Institute for Telecommunications and
  Information Technology (Calit2)
• jschulze_at_ucsd.edu

September 21, 2006
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Introduction

• History
• Areas VR is being used
• Glossary

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Input Devices

• Mouse/Keyboard
• Relative motion devices
• Absolute position devices
• Tracking optical, magnetic, mechanical

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Output Devices

• Head Mounted Displays
• Boom
• Augmented Reality Technologies
• Immersadesk
• Holobench
• Power Wall
• CAVE

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Stereo Techniques

• Active stereo
• LCD shutter glasses
• Passive stereo
• polarizing filters (linear, circular)
• Infitech color band filter
• Autostereoscopic
• lenticular screens
• Varrier
• head-tracked vs. non-tracked

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Software Implementation

• Programming language
• Low level graphics API
• Scenegraph API
• Cluster support
• Visualization Framework
• Interaction Device Support

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Interaction Concepts

• Typed commands
• 2D/3D menus
• Proprioceptive approaches
• Props
• Gestures

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Virtual Reality Applications
Entertainment
Architecture and City Planning
Rapid and Virtual Prototyping
Medicine
Driving and Flight Simulators
Scientific Visualization
Manufacturing Simulations
Robotics, Tele-Robotics
Research Development Daily Use
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Collaborative Systems

• Science remote research meetings
• Remote presentations
• Distance learning
• Collaborative art pieces (-gt Ars Electronica)

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Guest Lecture

• Learn about current research in the field
• Details TBA

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Qualitative Assessment

• Purpose verification of hypothesis
• Structure of formal user studies
• Different types of user studies
• Relevant statistical methods
• Software, eg, SPSS

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Future

• Novel approaches for devices
• New application areas

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Research Papers
One paper to read each week and write
summary. One paper per person in quarter to
present before class.
First paper Siggraph paper about CAVE (1993)
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Programming Projects

• 2 projects in quarter
• second project with presentation