B582  -  Schedule of Topics

Note: This schedule is subject to change. I will attempt to give ample notice of any significant changes.
 
Week Starting Monday Wednesday Assignment
1 Jan. 10 Introduction to VR & the CAVE CAVE library with OpenGL [1] assign Program #1
2 Jan. 17 No class - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day CAVE library and OpenGL [2]
3 Jan. 24 CAVE library and OpenGL [3] CAVElib - examples [4] select Hardware topics
4 Jan. 31 VR Hardware [1] VR Hardware [2] Program #1 due
5 Feb. 7 VR Hardware [3] Interaction Techniques assign Program #2
6 Feb. 14 VRML - Overview [1] VRML - Modeling [2] select Case Study Application
7 Feb. 21 VRML - Animation & Interaction  [3] VRML - Scripting & CAVE viewing  [4]
8 Feb. 28 Application Case Studies [1] Application Case Studies [2] Prog. #2 due
9 Mar. 6 VR research at IU Other VR software assign Program #3 
10 Mar. 13 Spring Break Spring Break  
11 Mar. 20 (no class - Eric out, VR 2000 ) (no class - Eric out, VR 2000 ) Project Proposal due
select research paper
12 Mar. 27 Collaboration - Issues [1] Collaboration - Software & Apps [2] Program #3 due
13 Apr. 3 Lab visit  research paper presentations [1]  
14 Apr. 10 research paper presentations [2] Lab visit / Guest Lecturer  
15 Apr. 17 Project Presentations Project Presentations
16 Apr. 24 Project Presentations Project Presentations  Project Pages due

Grading: 1000 points total.
 
3 short presentations with supporting web notes (100 pts each) 30%
3 programming assignments (50, 100, 50 pts) 20%
semester project (300 pts)  30%
attendance  10%
user study participation & course eval 10%