Module Descriptors
INTRODUCTION TO VIRTUAL REALITY AND SIMULATION
COSE40533
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Robert Hobbs
Email: R.G.Hobbs@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- REPORT weighted at 40%
- PRACTICAL NOT IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 60%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Assignment - written report weighted at 40% which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3.
Assignment - practical weighted at 60% which will assess Learning Outcome 4.
Assignment - practical weighted at 60% which will assess Learning Outcome 4.
Module Indicative Content
Students will learn the concepts of virtual reality and the software associated including:-
VRML scripting
VRML application generator
Concepts of Virtual Reality: Desktop; Immersive; Augmented
Familiarisation with Virtual Reality Tools
Concepts of Simulation:
- Discrete
- Dynamic
- Process
- Methods
VRML scripting
VRML application generator
Concepts of Virtual Reality: Desktop; Immersive; Augmented
Familiarisation with Virtual Reality Tools
Concepts of Simulation:
- Discrete
- Dynamic
- Process
- Methods
Module Learning Strategies
1 hours per week Lecture
2 hour per week tutorial
(1:n) (1:20)2
2 hour per week tutorial
(1:n) (1:20)2
Module Texts
Introduction to Virtual Reality, Vince, John, 2004, Springer-Verlag, ISBN: 1-85233-739-7
Module Resources
VRML or equivalent virtual reality scripting language
World Tool Kit or equivalent virtual reality development toolkit
World Up or equivalent application generator
World Tool Kit or equivalent virtual reality development toolkit
World Up or equivalent application generator
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.