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<title>CS CS5331-004 Syllabus</title>
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Instructor: Prof. Tommy Dang <br>
Email: <a href="mailto:tommy.dang@ttu.edu">tommy.dang@ttu.edu </a><br>
Office hours: 10:00 am - 10:45 am TR and available to talk right after the class<br>
Office: Eng Center 306C <br> <br>
Class: MCOM 166, 11:00 am - 12:20 pm TR Jan 18, 2018 - May 15, 2018 <br>
Undergraduate level: Special Topics in CS: Virtual Reality (prereqs of 2365, 2350, and Junior standing) - 49146 - CS 4331 - 002 <br>
Graduate level: Special Problems in Computer Science: Virtual Reality - 32759 - CS 5331 - 001 <br > <br>
Tutorial Assistant (TA): Vinh Nguyen <br>
Email: <a href="judas.tadeo@ttu.edu">vinh.nguyen@ttu.edu</a><br>
Office hours: 10:00 am - 10:45 am TR, Eng Center 305
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This course introduces material on designing effective visualizations. This course is going to focus on the basics of visualization, covering principles, methods, and techniques that are foundational to both information and scientific visualization.
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During the course, students will get hands-on experiences on building AR/VR for various real-world datasets. Students will be accessed their learning through three AR/VR projects.
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Extensive computer use is required.
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Students are expected to have basic programming skills. Completed material in computer programming topics (e.g. CS 2365: Object-Oriented Programming, CS 3364: Design and Analysis of Algorithms or equivalent) is helpful and required.
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Students majoring in areas other than Computer Science are also encouraged to enroll.
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Please contact the instructor if you are unsure if you satisfy the prerequisites.
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Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" color="black" size="5">Attendance:</font></div>
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Attendance is required. Part of your grade is from your in-class participation/contribution. So, you should consider to go the all classes, make comments, and ask good questions (including contributions on Piazza).
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Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" color="black" size="5">Absence due to religious observance:</font></div>
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The Texas Tech University Catalog states that a student may be excused from attending classes or other required activities, including examinations, for the observance of a religious holy day, including travel for that purpose. A student whose absence is excused for this purpose may not be penalized for that absence and shall be allowed to take an examination or complete an assignment from which the student is excused. (see p.51)
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Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" color="black" size="5">Absence due to officially approved trips:</font></div>
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The Texas Tech University Catalog states that the person responsible for a student missing class due to a trip should notify the instructor of the departure and return schedule in advance of the trip. The student may not be penalized and is responsible for the material missed. (see p.50)
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Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" color="black" size="5">Late Work:</font></div>
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Assignments are due when specified, but will be accepted late (with a 20% penalty for each day) until graded work is returned. If you know you will be absent ahead of time, turn your assignment in early.
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Students are expected to comply with the Texas Tech Code of Student Conduct in all aspects of this class. The Code of Student Conduct may be found from the Student Handbook and/or Office of Student Conduct.</font>
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In order to assure that all students have the opportunity to gain from time spent in class, unless otherwise approved by the instructor, students are prohibited from engaging in any other form of distraction, such as reading newspapers, working on other classes, taking cell phone calls, text messaging, and working on laptop computers. Inappropriate behavior in the classroom shall result, minimally, in a request to leave class.
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Violations of conduct including academic dishonesty, foul language, and classroom citizenship are eligible to be reported to <a href="http://www.depts.ttu.edu/studentconduct/">Student Judicial Services</a>.</font>
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<div align="left"><font style="font-family:
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Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" color="black" size="4">All submissions are graded according to the assignment guidelines, course policies, verbal instructions/explanations and materials given in class lectures.
The numeric breakdown of your final grade is computed as follows:</font></div>
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<td>Percentage</td>
<td>What to do</td>
<td>Notes</td>
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<td>Project 1:</td>
<td>20%</td>
<td>Human scale scene experienced from the 'inside out'</td>
<td>Individual/group project</td>
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<td>Project 2:</td>
<td>25%</td>
<td>Virtual world from data and looking at it from the 'outside in'</td>
<td>Group project (teammates are selected by students/instructor)</td>
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<td>Project 3:</td>
<td>25%</td>
<td>VR or AR project of your own choice</td>
<td>Group project (teammates are selected by students/instructor)</td>
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<td>Student's Choice Presentations:</td>
<td>10%</td>
<td>of interest to you in the area of VR / AR</td>
<td>Individual</td>
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<td>Peer evaluation:</td>
<td>10%</td>
<td>Feeback from teammates</td>
<td>for Project 2 and 3</td>
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<td>Class Participation:</td>
<td>10%</td>
<td>Comments/Ask questions</td>
<td>if you are a distant student, this 10% will go to your Project 1</td>
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A = 85 - 100% <br>
B = 70 - 84% <br>
C = 55 - 69% <br>
D = 40 - 54% <br>
F = 0 - 39% <br>
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Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" color="black" size="5">Tentative Schedule:</font></div>
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<td>Week 1: 1/18</td>
<td>- Course overview</td>
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<td>Week 2: 1/23 - 1/25</td>
<td> - <font color="#c20">Project 1 </font> is out<br>
- Introduction to Javascript<br>
- Introduction to Three.js</td>
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<td>Week 3: 1/30 - 2/1</td>
<td> - <font color="#62a">Student's Choice </font> is due at 11:00am, Tuesday 1/30<br>
- Introduction to VR, VR vs. AR</td>
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<td>Week 4: 2/6 - 2/8</td>
<td> - <font color="#62a">Student's Choice </font> presentations<br>
- Fundamental units in visual design
<!---<br>Scientific visualizations, ParaView--></td>
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<td>Week 5: 2/13 - 2/15</td>
<td>- <font color="#62a">Student's Choice </font> presentations<br>
- Position Tracking<br>
- Interaction and Navigation
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<td>Week 6: 2/20 - 2/22</td>
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- <font color="#c20">Project 1 </font> link is due at 11:00am, Sunday 2/18 and code is due at 11:00am, Tuesday 2/20<br>
- <font color="#c20">Project 1 </font> presentations</td>
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<td>Week 7: 2/27 - 3/1</td>
<td>- <font color="#c20">Project 1 </font> presentations<br>
- <font color="#c20">Project 2 </font> is out => Team assignment </td>
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<td>Week 8: 3/6 - 3/8</td>
<td>- <font color="#c20">Project 1 </font> review, lessons learned<br>
- Introduction to Unity3D<br>
- VR hardware and software
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<td>Week 9: 3/13 - 3/15</td>
<td>- <font color="#2a1">Spring Break </font>
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<td>Week 10: 3/20 - 3/22</td>
<td>- <font color="#62a">Student's Choice </font> presentations<br>
- <font color="#c20">Project 2 </font> code is due </td>
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<td>Week 11: 3/27 - 3/29</td>
<td>- <font color="#c20">Project 2 </font> presentations <br>
- <font color="#c20">Project 2 </font> team report is due </td>
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<td>Week 12: 4/3 - 4/5</td>
<td>- <font color="#c20">Project 3 </font> is out => Team formation<br>
- Visual rendering <br>
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<td>Week 13: 4/10 - 4/12</td>
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- Collaboration<br>
- <font color="#62a">Student's Choice </font> presentations<br>
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<td>Week 14: 4/17 - 4/19</td>
<td>- <font color="#62a">Student's Choice </font> presentations<br>
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<td>Week 15: 4/24 - 4/26</td>
<td>- <font color="#c20">Project 3 </font> discussion <br>
- <font color="#c20">Project 3 </font> is due
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<td>Week 16: 5/1 - 5/3</td>
<td>- <font color="#c20">Project 3 </font> presentations <br>
- <font color="#c20">Project 3 </font> team report is due </td>
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Topics and/or dates may be changed during the semester at the instructor’s discretion because of scheduling issues, developments in the discipline, or other contingencies.
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Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" color="black" size="5">Textbooks:</font></div>
No official textbook but there will be some assigned readings.
Here are some references:<br>
<a href="https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/learning-threejs-javascript-3d-library-webgl">Jos Dirksen, Learning Three.js : The JavaScript 3D Library for WebGL, 2015 </a><br>
<a href="https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/threejs-cookbook">Jos Dirksen, Three.js cookbook, 2015 </a><br>
<a href="http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/Professional-WebGL-Programming-Developing-3D-Graphics-for-the-Web.productCd-1119968860.html">Andreas Anyuru, Professional WebGL Programming: Developing 3D Graphics for the Web, 2012 </a><br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Game-Development-Three-js-Isaac-Sukin-ebook/dp/B00G58JD4K">Isaac Sukin, Game development with Three.js, 2013 </a><br>
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<div align="left"><font style="font-family:
Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" color="black" size="5">References:</font></div>
<a href="https://courses.engr.illinois.edu/cs498sl3/sp2017/">https://courses.engr.illinois.edu/cs498sl3/sp2017/</a><br>
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<a href="http://creativecoding.evl.uic.edu/courses/cs491/">http://creativecoding.evl.uic.edu/courses/cs491/</a><br>
Related Pages:<br>
<a href="https://threejs.org/">three.js/</a><br>
<a href="https://unity3d.com/">unity3d/</a>
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<div align="right"><font style="font-family:
Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" color="black" size="2">© Last revised: January 26th, 2017 </font></div>
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