DMS 439: Virtual Reality

Topics for tech presentation

Each student must give a 30-45 minute presentation on a technical topic related to VR. This should be a workshop-style presentation - plan to have the class do something, don't just demo or talk about the topic.

• 360 video cameras
• stereoscopy:
  • taking (side-by-side) stereo photographs
  • anaglyph stereo
  • polarized projection
• Blender / Maya:
  • basics - making simple shapes
  • animation
  • advanced texturing
• 3d scanning with Skanect or 3DF Zephyr
• Unity:
  • XR template
  • physics
  • terrain
  • 3D audio
  • using animations
  • VR interaction (simple triggers, grabbing objects)
  • making a heads-up-display
• using Vive trackers for motion capture or other applications
• Kinect
• virtual sets - greenscreen
• AR software
• AI for VR