For class 3/5/13
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Towards Virtual Reality for the Masses: 10 Years of Research at Disney’s VR Studio
Mark Mine
http://www.dvschafer.com/files/disney_vr.pdf
Towards a model for a virtual reality experience: the virtual subjectiveness
N Parés, R Parés
http://www.dtic.upf.edu/~npares/publicacions/VR_Model_ParesPares_PresenceV15N5-2006.pdf
Discussion
Paper 1 (write a paragraph for each)
- For the listed systems choose three design decisions that you thought were wise. Describe what issues you thought these decisions addressed.
- For the listed systems choose three design decisions that you thought were strange or misguided. Describe you issues with the choices and what other approaches you think they could have taken.
- What jumped out to you from this paper? This could be something you found interesting or curious.
Paper 2 (pick 3, write 1 paragraph for each)
- The authors present another view on virtual reality. Compare and contrast this with one of the previous definitions we have looked at in class (or another view you have found externally). How would you define VR?
- Do you agree with breakdown between MM and VR? Why are why not? Do you agree that there is a continuum between the two?
- How do you feel about the idea of non 1:1 mappings of physical and virtual environments described on page 531? Do you agree with the authors premise? If so, in what kinds of applications could you foresee this being useful? If not, in what kinds of problems do you foresee this type of mapping having?
- What do you think of the breakdown of VS? Do you agree with the authors segmentation in Figure 10? In what ways would you equate or differentiate it to the ideas of presence we have discussed in earlier classes?
- Do you agree with the authors that VS was far superior for “Pirates” over “Hercules”? If not, describe why. If you do, describe what “Hercules” could have done to better its VS
- Find a topic that you interesting, dubious, or curious and explain why.