- Instructor: Charlie Roberts
- Office: Fuller B24B (in IMGD suite)
- Email: cdroberts@wpi.edu
- Office Hours: Wednesday, 2–4 PM. Try to make it to my listed office hours first. If you have a conflict with that time, direct message me on Slack with a few alternative times that work for you. Appointments are generally for discussing grades and course progress; for technical questions / assignment questions please use the public Slack channels so that everyone can benefit from the discourse. Finally, I am always excited to take appointments with students interested in doing research / projects with me (independent study, thesis advising/reading, etc.); come say hi!
- Course Website: https://imgd5100-19Spring.github.io/
- Course Slack site: https://imgd5100-19spring.slack.com
IMGD 5100 will discuss interaction through the lens of immersion, considering issues of embodiment, creative flow, and user engagement. Assignments in the class will reach across a variety of different mediums to explore user interaction: text-only, audio-only, graphical, and integrated multimodal approaches. Additonal goals include studying fundamental human-computer interaction principles, practicing critique, and exposure to a variety of technologies for interaction and user experience design. A general outline of the course is given below.
Join the course Slack workspace! Important announcements will be made via Slack, so make sure you're logging on regularly. This is also the best place to ask questions... and hopefully answer when you have some expertise to share! Information shared on Slack will include topics like assignment adjustments. Stay on top of the course communications!
50% Weekly assignments
50% Project(s)
Don't miss class! Critique sessions and user studies conducted in class will be an important part of the coursework. In the event that you do miss class, please let me know immediately via email. Missing more than three classes without prior instructor permission will result in a failing grade for the course.
Week 1: Live coding / interactive programming
Week 2: Text, immersion, and interactive fiction
Week 4: Audio and Immersion, Spatialization
Week 5: Musical and Artistic Interaction Techniques
Week 6: Visual Music, Synchrony, Synaesthesia
Week 6: History of AR and VR, WebVR / WebXR
Week 7: Stereoscopy, depth cues, immersion
Week 8: Interaction in VR / AR systems
Week 9: Tangible interfaces, Physical Computing part I
Week 10: Ubiquitous computing, Physical Computing part II
Week 11: Multi-user spaces and Cooperative Work
Week 12: Studio and user-testing
Week 13: Final presentations
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you have medical information to share with me that may impact your performance or participation in this course, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible. If you have approved accommodations, please request your accommodation letters online through the Office of Disability Services student portal. If you have not already done so, students with disabilities who need to utilize accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS) as soon as possible to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. This office can be contacted via email: DisabilityServices@wpi.edu, via phone: (508) 831-4908, or in person: Daniels Hall 124.