CSE 366 – Introduction to Virtual Reality
Stony Brook University

Spring 2024 Syllabus Schedule

Jan 23	Introduction	SL Ch. 1-2
Jan 25	Unity Tutorial for VR projects
Jan 30	Immersion, Presence, and Reality	VR Ch. 4
Feb 1	Geometry & Transformations for VR	SL Ch. 3.1-3.3
Feb 6	Geometry & Transformations for VR (cont.)	SL Ch. 3.1-3.3
Feb 8	Viewing and Projections in VR	SL Ch. 3.4-3.5
Feb 13	Viewing and Projections in VR (cont.)	SL Ch. 3.4-3.5
Feb 15	Interaction and 3D User Interfaces: Introduction	SL Ch. 10.1, 10.3-10.5 (JL Ch. 6-9, VR Ch. 25-26)
Feb 20	Interaction and 3D User Interfaces: Selection	SL Ch. 10.1, 10.3-10.5 (JL Ch. 6-9)
Feb 22	Interaction and 3D User Interfaces: Manipulation	SL Ch. 10.1, 10.3-10.5 (JL Ch. 6-9)
Feb 27	Interaction and 3D User Interfaces: Navigation	SL Ch. 10.2 (JL Ch. 6-9, DS Ch. 8)
Feb 29	Interaction and 3D User Interfaces: Navigation (cont.)	SL Ch. 10.2 (JL Ch. 6-9, DS Ch. 8)
Mar 5	Principles of VR Content Creation	VR Ch. 20-24
Mar 7	MIDTERM
Mar 12	SPRING BREAK
Mar 14	SPRING BREAK
Mar 19	Light and Optics in VR, and Human Vision – Physiology	SL Ch. 4.1-4.4, 5, 6.3
Mar 21	Visual Perception: Depth	SL Ch. 6.1
Mar 26	Visual Perception: Motion	SL Ch. 6.2
Mar 28	Perceptual Stability, Attention, and Action	VR Ch. 10
Apr 2	Motion in Real and Virtual Worlds	SL Ch. 8
Apr 4	Tracking	SL Ch. 9
Apr 9	Tracking (cont.)	SL Ch. 9
Apr 11	Augmented Reality	(DS 1-2)
Apr 16	Augmented Reality (cont.)	(DS 1-2)
Apr 18	AR Foundation tutorial
Apr 23	Immersive Analytics
Apr 25	Evaluating VR Systems and Experiences	SL Ch. 12
Apr 30	Non-visual senses in VR: Audio	SL Ch. 11
May 2	Non-visual senses in VR (cont.)	SL Ch. 13
May 7/14	FINALS

SL = VIRTUAL REALITY by Steve LaValle.;  JL= Joseph LaViola et al., 3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice, 2nd Edition  (recommended reading); DS= Dieter Schmalstieg, Augmented Reality: Principles and Practice (recommended readings); VR = The VR Book: Human-Centered Design for Virtual Reality