IMM103

Collection website for Immersive Media 103, F25. This website will contain up-to-date project and topic information, and any relevant files that can be made freely available online.

Course Details

Meeting Times: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:15-3:30pm. JKM082 (and sometimes 083)

Office Hours: TBD

All Assignments

Topics

# 0 - Introduction

Read The Syllabus
Guidebook: guidebook.hdyar.com
Links: Notes on File Management
Extra Credit Assignment: Design a game

# 1 - History

Lecture: History Presentation
Assignment: History Report
Readings: Ivan Sutherland “Ultimate Display” / Fantastic Contraption or Why VR Menus Suck
Studio: None

# 6 - 3D Models

Lecture: The 3D Models Lecture
Studio: Blender Workshop
Links: Installing Blender | Learning Blender | What are UV Maps?
Reading: Learn Blender
Reading 2: The Design of Everyday Things Chapter 1
Assignment Week 1: 4 Sketches (at least 1 original attempt)
Assignment Week 2: 3D Render Assignment

# 7 - Human-Centered Design

Lecture: HCD101 & Design Prompts Exercise
Readings: The Design of Everyday Things
Assignment: Interaction Analysis Assignment
Studio: VR Time + In Class Analysis of VR Interactions
Links: Interview with DNC on Oculus for Developers Blog

# 8 - Into VR

Lecture: VR Locomotion: Design Notes and Solutions
Assignment: Deploy To The Quest
Readings: The Art of Game Design Chapter 22: Some Interfaces Create a Feeling of Presence. (pdf on brightspace)
Studio: Open VR + Writing Feedback

# 9 - Playtesting

Assignment: Playtesting
Lecture: Playtesting In’s and Out’s
Studio: Game Design Workshop

# 10 - Augmented Reality

Extra Credit: Face Filter
Lecture 1: AR Lecture pt. 1
Studio: AR Lecture pt. 2 & Final Project Introduction
Readings: The Computer for the 21st Century by Mark Weiser (1991) | Frank Chimero What Screens Want | Seeing with the Ears, Hands, and Bionic Eyes: Amir Amedi at TEDxJerusalem

# 11 - Project Management / Final Project

Lecture: Project Management Tools & Techniques
Assignment: Final Project
Studios: Pitches/Workshop