CSE 566 Virtual Reality
Syllabus and Assignments Schedule
Spring
2026, Mondays and Wednesdays 3:30-4:50pm,
NCS 115
Ari AT cs DOT stonybrook DOT edu
Matthew Castellana
matcastellan AT cs DOT stonybrook DOT edu
Yoonsang Kim
yoonsakim AT cs DOT stonybrook DOT edu
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Cls # |
Date |
Lecturer |
Topics |
Required/ Recommended Reading * |
Homework (HW) |
Grades (%) |
Attendance extra credit (% grade)# |
HW Due Date+ |
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1 |
1/26 (Mon) |
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Class Canceled Due to Winter Storm |
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1% |
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Fri. 2/6 |
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2 |
1/28 (Wed) |
Yoonsang |
Unity tutorial & help session.
Assignments 0 & 1 help session |
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14% |
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Mon. 2/24 |
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3 |
2/2 (Mon) |
Arie &
Yoonsang & Matthew |
Introduction |
SL Ch. 1-2 |
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4 |
2/4 (Wed) |
Matthew |
Geometry
& Transformations for VR |
SL
Ch. 3.1-3.3 |
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5 |
2/9 (Mon) |
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6 |
2/11 (Wed) |
Matthew |
Viewing
and Projections in VR |
SL
Ch. 3.4-3.5 |
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7 |
2/16 (Mon) |
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8 |
2/18 (Wed) |
Matthew |
Interaction
and 3D User Interfaces: Selection and Manipulation (Part
1) |
SL Ch. 10.1, 10.3-10.5 (JL
Ch. 6-9) |
20% |
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Fri. 3/13 |
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9 |
2/23 (Mon) |
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Class Canceled Due to Winter Storm |
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10 |
2/25 (Wed) |
Matthew |
Interaction
and 3D User Interfaces: Selection and Manipulation (Part
2) |
SL Ch. 10.1, 10.3-10.5 (JL
Ch. 6-9) |
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11 |
3/2 (Mon) |
Yoonsang |
Augmented
Reality |
(DS
1-2) |
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12 |
3/4 (Wed) |
Matthew |
Interaction
and 3D User Interfaces: Navigation |
SL Ch. 10.2 (JL
Ch. 6-9, DS Ch. 8) |
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13 |
3/9 (Mon) |
Zainab |
AR Foundation tutorial & Assignment 3
help session |
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20% |
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Fri. 4/10 |
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14 |
3/11 (Wed) |
Matthew |
Mixed
Reality |
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3/16 |
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Spring
Break |
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15 |
3/23 (Mon) |
Matthew |
Light
and Optics in VR, and Human Vision – Physiology |
SL Ch. 4.1-4.4, 5, 6.3 |
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16 |
3/25 (Wed) |
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17 |
3/30 (Mon) |
Matthew |
Human
Vision – Temporal, Depth; Motion and Vection |
SL
Ch. 6.1-6.2, 8-9 |
20% |
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Mon. 5/4 |
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18 |
4/1 (Wed) |
Yoonsang |
Assignment
4 help session |
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19 |
4/6 (Mon) |
Yoonsang |
Tracking I/II |
SL Ch. 8-9 |
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20 |
4/8 (Wed) |
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21 |
4/13 (Mon) |
Yoonsang |
Non-visual
senses in VR (Part
1) |
SL
Ch. 13 |
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22 |
4/15 (Wed) |
Yoonsang |
Exam
help session |
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23 |
4/20 (Mon) |
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Exam |
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25% |
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24 |
4/22 (Wed) |
Yoonsang |
Non-visual senses in VR (Part
2) |
SL
Ch. 13 |
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1% |
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25 |
4/27 (Mon) |
Yoonsang |
Evaluating
VR Systems and Experiences |
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1% |
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26 |
4/29 (Wed) |
Yoonsang |
The Future of XR (VR/AR/MR) and AI |
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1.5% |
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27 |
5/4 (Mon) |
Yoonsang |
Research in Modern XR, and Discussion |
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1.5% |
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100% |
5% |
105% |
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*Required readings from SL = Steve
LaValle. Recommended reading from JL= Joseph LaViola and
DS= Dieter Schmalstieg.
Recommended reading from JL and DS is shown in ( ). + All assignments are due on the specific
date listed at 11:59pm, Stony Brook time. # Extra credit of 1% is given for attendance
in each of the last 5 lectures |
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