INTRODUCTION TO VIRTUAL REALITY (BME358B)

INTRODUCTION TO VIRTUAL REALITY

Course Code BME358B 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L: T:P: S) 0-2-0-0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 30 
Total Marks 100
Credits 01 
Exam Hours 01
Examination nature (SEE) Theory/practical/Viva-Voce /Term-work/Others

Module-1

Introduction to Virtual Reality : Defining Virtual Reality, History of VR, Human Physiology and Perception, Key Elements of Virtual Reality Experience, Virtual Reality System, Interface to the Virtual World-Input & output- Visual, Aural & Haptic Displays, Applications of Virtual Reality.

Module-2

Representing the Virtual World : Representation of the Virtual World, Visual Representation in VR, Aural Representation in VR and Haptic Representation in VR

Module-3

The Geometry of Virtual Worlds &The Physiology of Human Vision: Geometric Models, Changin Position and Orientation, Axis-Angle Representations of Rotation, Viewing Transformations, Chaining the Transformations, Human Eye, eye movements & implications for VR.

Module-4

Visual Perception & Rendering: Visual Perception - Perception of Depth, Perception of Motion, Perception of Color, Combining Sources of Information Visual Rendering -Ray Tracing and Shading Models, Rasterization, Correcting Optical Distortions, Improving Latency and Frame Rates

Module-5

Motion & Tracking: Motion in Real and Virtual Worlds- Velocities and Accelerations, The Vestibular System, Physics in the Virtual World, Mismatched Motion and Vection Tracking- Tracking 2D & 3D Orientation, Tracking Position and Orientation, Tracking Attached Bodies