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Virtual Reality Engineering

Prof. M Manivannan · IIT Madras

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Lectures

Week 1

  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

Week 2

  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

Week 3

  1. Converting and multiplying rotations Video
  2. Converting and multiplying rotations, contd Video
  3. Homogeneous transforms Video
  4. The chain of viewing transforms Video
  5. Eye transforms Video
  6. Eye transforms, contd Video
  7. Canonical view transform Video
  8. Viewport transform Video
  9. Viewport transform, contd Video

Week 4

  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
  8. Photoreceptors Video
  9. Sufficient resolution for VR Video
  10. Light intensity Video
  11. Eye movements Video
  12. Eye movements, contd Video
  13. Eye movement issues for VR Video
  14. Neuroscience of vision Video

Week 5

  1. Three Psychophysical Laws Video
  2. Sensation and Perception Video
  3. Psychophysics of Visual Perception Video
  4. Gamma Encoding Video

Week 6

  1. Limiting Resolution Video
  2. Depth perception Video
  3. Depth perception, contd Video
  4. Motion perception from Visual Systtem Video
  5. Frame rates and displays Video
  6. Frame rates and displays contd Video
  7. Psyohophysics of Depth Perception Video

Week 7

  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

Week 8

  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

Week 9

  1. Why Haptics? Video
  2. What is Haptics? Video
  3. Branches of Haptics Video
  4. Human Haptics - Tactile System Video
  5. Kinesthetic System Video
  6. Motor System Video
  7. Haptic Devices and Interfaces - Kinesthetic Devices Video
  8. Haptic Devices and Interfaces - Tactile Devices Video

Week 10

  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

Week 11

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

Week 12

  1. Principles of Perception Video
  2. Introduction to Kalman Filter Video
  3. Introduction to Extended Kalman Filter Video
  4. Grand Challenges in VR/AR Video
  5. Ultimate VR/AR System Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Madras
Department
General
Teacher
Prof. M Manivannan
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
NPTEL
Licence
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