FALL 2000 COURSE, CSE 587:
INTERFACES TO VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
3 credit, Schedule number
773367, Prerequisite: consent of instructor
MEETING TIMES: Tu 5:05-7:15 pm in
room 302 POND LAB (sometimes Th, 5:05 pm in same room)
Lectures
planned, progressive notes, references etc.
PROJECTS
Course description:
There has been a recent explosion of technologies that make
multimedia information widely accessible (world wide web, high performance
PCs, virtual reality, etc.). However, the technologies available for human-computer
interaction have lagged behind. It is feared that the traditional interfaces
will be a bottleneck in fully exploiting the available ``high bandwidth''
information. This has spawned very active interdisciplinary research toward
novel human-computer interaction devices and techniques.
In this course we will examine some of the promising new
directions in human--computer interface research, particularly for interacting
with complex, 3-Dimensional data as in a virtual reality or augmented reality
environment. We will discuss some of these specific advances and their
applications.
The goal of this course
is prepare the students for undertaking research in this exciting, emerging
area.
Grading and Modus Operandi:
The course grade will
be based upon class participation, literature search, paper critiques
and
project,
as follows:
-
Presenting
one (or two, depending on schedule) paper in class (20%)
-
Critiquing
each paper that is presented in class - short 1 page written form (10%)
-
Class
Discussion - actively participating in the discussion about
the paper in class (5%)
-
Literature
search -finding relevant and interesting
articles from the Web and Library in the emerging topics related to class,
2 pieces every week) (15%)
-
Project
(50%)
A semester-long class project that would include a programming
assignment that is closely matched with the individual's interests in the
general area of novel human-computer interfaces and virtual environments.
The successful completion of the class project would include the following
stages:
-
Project proposal: a
short (1-2 pages) abstract describing the goals and steps in the proposed
project (5%)
-
Mid-term report: a short
progress report (10%)
-
Class presentation: about
20 minutes presentation of the main challenges faced and results of the
project (15%)
-
Final Report: Describing
the implementation clearly and documented programs that were developed.
(20%)
For more information, contact
the instructor:
Rajeev Sharma, Email
him: rsharma@cse.psu.edu, or drop by
his office: 317 Pond Lab, or call him:
863-0147.
More
information about Rajeev Sharma's research can be obtained from his home
page