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GAMING AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT

 
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Introduction: Gaming and virtual environments overview
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Gaming: What is game? History of gaming and game research. Potential gaming issues that need to be explored.
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Game culture, motivation: What motivates people to play games and become familiar with game theories?
Term Project Phase 1
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Cognitive aspects: Nature of user psychology. Games as learning tools.
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Topics in game and VR usability - Human factors
Visit to HCI lab
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Game design: Approaches/methodologies/technologies
Term Project Phase 2
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Future of games and introduction to virtual environments
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Building and displaying virtual worlds
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Stereoscopic, holographic and head-mounted displays
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Haptic devices and interaction techniques
Term Project Phase 3
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Tracking technologies
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Augmented reality
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TBA
Term Project Phase 4
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Student presentations
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The objective of the course is to introduce fundamental gaming concepts and technologies together with giving knowledge of virtual environments, display technologies and interaction techniques. Understanding why people play games, how they fell immersed, how do players interact with computers, which cognitive processes happen, what are the social impacts of games and other technologies are some of the issues that researchers deal with. Another objective is to establish an environment in which the current research issues of gaming and virtual environments are discussed and studied to contribute to the field.