[Archive] WiSe20/21 - Seminars, Workshops and Lectures

• Provide a broad overview of the foundational theories, concepts and technologies involved in virtual reality.
• Per week: 1 x 90min lecture + 1 x 90min tutorial
• Evaluation: Exam. Depending on numbers, written or oral.

Topics covered: Definitions of immersive media and related concepts, active and spatial perception, head-tracked displays, 3D tracking, audio perception and spatial rendering, embodiment, social presence, locomotion and navigation in virtual worlds, measuring immersion, software and application design for real-time VR.

In this workshop, we examine the numerous technical, design and interaction challenges faced when creating immersive applications and systems in real-world contexts. We will work closely with experts, practitioners or researchers in different domains who face a task or problem that might be solved or improved through the use of immersive media technologies, and develop prototype applications. This might be in fields as diverse as archaeology, architecture, data visualisation, geospatial science, physiotherapy or psychotherapy, museums and libraries, music and film production, journalism or education and training.

In this practical course we will investigate different aspects and applications of immersive audio in augmented and virtual reality. We will experiment with different technical approaches to the capture and rendering of sonic environments, and explore concepts of spatialisation and localisation, perceptual and cognitive coherence, and different dimensions of presence and realness through the creation of augmented and virtual reality prototypes.

This seminar + praktikum is intended primarily for students intending to write a bachelor or master thesis in the field of immersive media.

It provides an introduction to academic research methodologies and tools (e.g. academic search strategies, managing a bibliography, academic writing styles), and exposure to recent research results and the current outstanding challenges in the fields of virtual and augmented reality and immersive media.

Students will be given the opportunity to select and refine a thesis topic, familiarise themselves with the relevant technologies, and then prepare extensively the theoretical and technical components of the thesis.

An introduction to the current frontiers of research in the field of immersive media.

In this seminar we will survey recent research results and the current outstanding challenges in the fields of virtual and augmented reality and immersive media. This includes perceptual factors, technical developments (e.g real-time rendering and simulation, embodied virtual agents, virtual world building, 3D user interfaces, immersive visual, audio and haptic displays) and emerging applications (e.g. psychiatry, education, journalism).

The seminar will also provide an introduction to techniques, tools and methodologies for researching and writing academic literature (e.g. search tools, managing a bibliography, academic writing styles)

Students will perform a literature survey on a specific topic and give a presentation within the seminar.

(If COVID allows, the seminar will also offer the opportunity to experience a number of VR experiences.)

IXLAB is offering a range of individual and group Research Projects in the field of immersive media. Topics include theoretical and perceptual factors, technical challenges, design and interaction issues and novel applications of different manifestations of virtual and augmented reality. Application fields include archaeology, architecture, data visualisation, geospatial science, physiotherapy or psychotherapy, museums and libraries, music and film production, journalism or education and training.

See here for example Research Projects

If you would like to discuss a project, please arrange a meeting by email to matthew.mcginity@tu-dresden.de