Lectures and Labs Schedule¶

Coursework and Deadlines at a Glance¶

Learning Materials¶

• Textbook, Virtual Reality, LaValle 2016.
• Lecture Slides, 2023 University of Oulu, by Anna LaValle.
• YouTube Lectures, 2022 University of Oulu, by Anna LaValle.

Learning Modules¶

Module 1: Bird-Eye View¶

Module 1 Topics¶

• Introduction to VR
• Definition of VR
• Historical perspective
• Birds-eye view (general)
• Birds-eye view (hardware)
• Birds-eye view (software)
• Birds-eye view (sensation and perception)

Module 1 Learning materials¶

• Textbook: Virtual Reality, LaValle 2016
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Bird’s-Eye View
• Lecture Slides
  :
• 1. Definition of VR, history.
• 2. Bird's-Eye View: Hardware, Human Senses and Sensors.
• 3. Bird's-Eye View: Software, Perception.
• 4. Project Ideas.
• Youtube Lectures: 2022 University of Oulu, by Anna LaValle.

Module 1 Assignments¶

• HW: VR Critic.
• HW: VR Best Practices.

Module 1 Quizzes¶

• QUIZ: Introduction, The Bird's Eye View.

Module 2: Light and Optics¶

Module 2 Topics¶

• Three interpretations of light
• Refraction
• Simple lenses
• Diopters
• Imaging properties of lenses
• Lens aberrations
• The human eye optical system
• Vergence-accommodation mistatch in HMDs
• A simplified HMD model

Module 2 Learning materials¶

• Textbook: Virtual Reality, LaValle 2016
• Chapter 4: Light and Optics
• Lecture Slides
  :
• 5. Light, Optics, and the Human Eye
• Youtube Lectures: 2022 University of Oulu, by Anna LaValle.

Module 2 Quizzes¶

• QUIZ: Light and Optics.

Module 3: The Physiology of Human Vision¶

Module 3 Topics¶

• Photoreceptors
• Light intensity
• Sufficient resolution for VR
• Eye movements
• Eye movement issues for VR
• FOV for VR
• Neuroscience of vision

Module 3 Learning materials¶

• Textbook: Virtual Reality, LaValle 2016
• Chapter 5: The Physiology of Human Vision
• Lecture Slides
  :
• 6. Physiology of Human Vision, VR Screen Resolution
• Youtube Lectures: 2022 University of Oulu, by Anna LaValle.

Module 3 Assignments¶

• HW: Bad Visuals.

Module 3 Quizzes¶

• QUIZ: The Physiology of Human Vision.

Module 4: Visual Perception¶

Module 4 Topics¶

• Depth perception
• Panoramas
• Motion perception
• Frame rates and displays
• Judder, flicker, and retinal image slip

Module 4 Learning materials¶

• Textbook: Virtual Reality, LaValle 2016
• Chapter 6: Visual Perception
• Lecture Slides
  :
• 7. Neurophysiology of Human Vision, Human Perception of Motion, FPSs.
• 8. Depth Perception, Panoramas.
• 9. Color Perception.
• Youtube Lectures: 2022 University of Oulu, by Anna LaValle.

Module 4 Assignments¶

• HW: Bad Design, UI Havoc.

Module 4 Quizzes¶

• QUIZ: Visual Perception.

Module 5: Vestibular System¶

Module 5 Topics¶

• Vestibular System
• Optic Flow
• Vection

Module 5 Learning materials¶

• Textbook: Virtual Reality, LaValle 2016
• Chapter 8: Motion in Real and Virtual Worlds
• Lecture Slides
  :
• 10. Vestibular System, Neuroscience of VR Sickness & Human Subject Research.
• Youtube Lectures: 2022 University of Oulu, by Anna LaValle.

Module 5 Assignments¶

• HW: Vection Sensation, Who's in Motion, Me or the World?

Module 5 Quizzes¶

• QUIZ: Vestibular System.

Module 6: Audio¶

Module 6 Topics¶

• Physics and physiology
• Auditory perception
• Auditory localization
• Rendering
• Spatialization and display
• Combining other senses

Module 6 Learning materials¶

• Textbook: Virtual Reality, LaValle 2016
• Chapter 11: Audio
• Lecture Slides
  :
• 11. Audio