What is Virtual Reality?
Virtual reality is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment, education, and business.
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The Geometry of Virtual Worlds
- Geometric Models
- Changing Position and Orientation
- Axis-Angle Representations of Rotation
- Viewing Transformations
- Chaining the Transformations
Light and Optics
- Behavior of Light
- Lenses
- Optical Anomalies
- The Human Eye
- Cameras
- Displays
Human Vision Physiology
- From the Cornea to Photoreceptors
- From Photoreceptors to the Visual Cortex
- Eye Movements
- Implications for VR
Visual Perception
- Depth, Motion, and Colour Perception
- Combining Sources of Information
Visual Rendering
- Ray Tracing and Shading Models
- Rasterization
- Correcting Optical Distortions
- Improving Frame Rates and Latency
- Immersive Photos and Videos
Motion in Real and Virtual Worlds
- Velocities and Accelerations
- Virtual World Physics
- Mismatched Motion and Vection
Tracking
- Tracking 2D and 3D Orientation
- Tracking Position and Orientation
- Tracking Attached Bodies
- Three-dimensional Scanning of Environments
Interaction
- Motor Programs and Remapping
- Locomotion and Manipulation
- Social Interaction
Can you get a degree in virtual reality?
Programs for aspiring AR/VR professionals are offered in the Colleges of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) and Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS).
Options include a BA or BS in Immersive Media Design and BS, MS, BS/MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science with an AR/VR focus.