PA198 Augmented Reality Interfaces

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Fotios Liarokapis, PhD (lecturer)
RNDr. Filip Škola, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Fotios Liarokapis, PhD
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Tue 17. 9. 12:00–15:50 A319, Tue 24. 9. 12:00–15:50 A319, Tue 1. 10. 12:00–15:50 A319, Tue 8. 10. 12:00–15:50 A319, Tue 15. 10. 12:00–15:50 A319, Tue 22. 10. 12:00–15:50 A319, Tue 29. 10. 12:00–15:50 A319
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PA198/01: Tue 17. 9. 16:00–17:50 B311, Tue 24. 9. 16:00–17:50 B311, Tue 1. 10. 16:00–17:50 B311, Tue 8. 10. 16:00–17:50 B311, Tue 15. 10. 16:00–17:50 B311, Tue 22. 10. 16:00–17:50 B311, Tue 29. 10. 16:00–17:50 B311, F. Liarokapis
Prerequisites
The knowledge of computer graphics fundamentals
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course intends to introduce augmented reality interfaces to the students. The module covers all major aspects of augmented reality such as the underlying hardware and software technologies as well as the most significant application domains.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the main mathematical concepts, hardware and software technologies used in augmented reality; Evaluate different approaches, methodologies and tools focused on augmented reality; Propose augmented reality environments for both indoor and outdoor environments; Design multimodal augmented reality interfaces for various application domains
Syllabus
  • Introduction to Augmented Reality
  • Wearable computing and user interfaces
  • Augmented Reality Software (i.e. ARToolKit, etc)
  • Camera Models for Augmented Reality
  • Visualisation Displays (optical, video-see through, etc)
  • 3D and multimodal interaction
  • Tracking technology and Haptics
  • Mobile Augmented Reality
  • Perception Issues in Augmented Reality
  • Rendering for Augmented Reality
  • Collaborative Augmented Reality
  • Spatial Augmented Reality and Holograms
  • Application Domains (i.e. archaeology, navigation, education etc).
  • Future of Augmented Reality
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SCHMALSTIEG, D and T HOLLERER. Augmented Reality: Theory and Practice. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2015. ISBN 0-321-88357-8. info
Teaching methods
Delivery of the material will be based on expositional lectures reinforced by computer demonstrations of the application of the material.
Assessment methods
Assignment and Written exam (Time: 90 minutes)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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