IT812
Course Name:
Virtual Reality (IT812)
Programme:
M.Tech (IT)
Category:
Elective Courses (Ele)
Credits (L-T-P):
(3-0-0) 3
Content:
Introduction to Virtual Reality Technology and its effectiveness in Real-Time Applications, Scientific Visualization, Input Devices: Trackers, Navigation and Gesture Interfaces; Output Devices: Graphics, 3D Sound and Haptic Displays; Computing Architectures for Virtual Reality, Modeling, Virtual Reality Programming, Human Factors in Virtual Reality; Virtual Humans: Overview of Virtual Humans, Face Cloning & Face Motion Capture/Analysis, Body Cloning & Body Motion Capture, Body Gesture Recognition and Action Response, Cloth Simulation and Research Trends.
References:
Gerard Jounghyun Kim, Designing Virtual Reality Systems – The Structured Approach, Springer-Verlag, 2005.
N Magnenat-Thalmann and D Thalmann, Handbook of Virtual Humans, Wiley, 2004.
L J. Hettinger and M W. Haas, Virtual & Adaptive Environment: Applications and Human Performance, Lawrence Erlbaum, 2003.
Grigore C Burdea and Phillippe Coiffet, Virtual Reality Technology, John Wiley, 2003.
Department:
Information Technology