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Virtual Reality

Prof Steven LaValle · IIT Madras

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Lectures

Introduction

  1. Course mechanics Video
  2. Goals and VR definitions Video
  3. Historical perspective Video
  4. Birds-eye view (general) Video
  5. Birds-eye view (general), contd Video
  6. Birds-eye view (hardware) Video
  7. Birds-eye view (software) Video
  8. Birds-eye view (sensation and perception) Video

Geometry of Virtual Worlds

  1. Geometric modeling Video
  2. Transforming models Video
  3. Matrix algebra and 2D rotations Video
  4. 3D rotations and yaw, pitch, and roll Video
  5. 3D rotations and yaw, pitch, and roll, contd Video
  6. Axis-angle representations Video
  7. Quaternions Video
  8. Converting and multiplying rotations Video
  9. Converting and multiplying rotations, contd Video
  10. Homogeneous transforms Video
  11. The chain of viewing transforms Video
  12. Eye transforms Video
  13. Eye transforms, contd Video
  14. Canonical view transform Video
  15. Viewport transform Video
  16. Viewport transform, contd Video

Light and Optics

  1. Three interpretations of light Video
  2. Refraction Video
  3. Simple lenses Video
  4. Diopters Video
  5. Imaging properties of lenses Video
  6. Lens aberrations Video
  7. Optical system of eyes Video

Visual Physiology

  1. Photoreceptors Video
  2. Sufficient resolution for VR Video
  3. Light intensity Video
  4. Eye movements Video
  5. Eye movements, contd Video
  6. Eye movement issues for VR Video
  7. Neuroscience of vision Video

Visual Perception

  1. Depth perception Video
  2. Depth perception, contd Video
  3. Motion perception Video
  4. Frame rates and displays Video
  5. Frame rates and displays contd Video

Tracking Systems

  1. Overview Video
  2. Orientation tracking Video
  3. Tilt drift correction Video
  4. Yaw drift correction Video
  5. Tracking with a camera Video
  6. Perspective n-point problem Video
  7. Filtering Video
  8. Lighthouse approach Video

Visual Rendering

  1. Visual Rendering-Overview Video
  2. Visual Rendering-overview, contd Video
  3. Shading models Video
  4. Rasterization Video
  5. Pixel shading Video
  6. VR-specific problems Video
  7. Distortion shading Video
  8. Post-rendering image warp Video

Audio

  1. Physics and physiology Video
  2. Auditory perception Video
  3. Auditory localization Video
  4. Rendering Video
  5. Spatialization and display Video
  6. Combining other senses Video

Interfaces

  1. Interfaces -overview Video
  2. Locomotion Video
  3. Manipulation Video
  4. System control Video
  5. Social interaction Video
  6. Evaluation of VR Systems Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Madras
Department
Computer Science and Engineering
Teacher
Prof Steven LaValle
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Computer science, Engineering
Source
NPTEL
Licence
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