COMP3025J Augmented and Virtual Reality

Academic Year 2022/2023

The course will cover recent developments in the field and teach the fundamental foundations of Mixed Reality which combines both fields. The course material includes:
- History of Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
- Display technologies to produce AR/VR environment (Reality-Virtuality continuum)
- Tracking technologies
- 3D Reconstruction
- 3D Printing
- VR/AR Game Engines
- Mobile AR/VR
- CAVE VR Environments
- VR HMD
- 3D photogrammetry
- Computer vision fundamentals
- Case study on Medical VR/AR applications
- Case study on Educational VR/AR applications

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

The student will acquire knowledge of fundamental techniques to produce virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications. The student will have knowledge of the latest developments in VR/AR and the competence to improve on this understanding in the future. They will also be exposed to the fundamental concepts of image processing used in VR/AR applications.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

28
Studio

24
Autonomous Student Learning

90
Total

142
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Continuous assessments
Critical writing
Reflective learning
Problem-based learning 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

Review of Comp3033J over the summer before taking course or any introduction Computer Grapahics course.

Reading Virtual Reality by Howard Rheingold
Reading Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Required:
BDIC1034J - College English 1, BDIC1035J - College English 2, BDIC1036J - College English 3, BDIC1037J - College English 4, BDIC1047J - English for Uni Studies BDIC, BDIC1048J - English Gen Acad Purposes BDIC, BDIC2007J - English for Spec Acad Purposes, BDIC2015J - Acad Wrt & Comm Skills

Additional Information:
This module is delivered overseas and is not available to students based at the UCD Belfield or UCD Blackrock campuses.

Equivalents:
Augmented and Virtual Reality (COMP47930)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Case Study (Research Paper) Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

50
Continuous Assessment: Learning Journal Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

50

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

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