ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee - Interaction Techniques

the VR ride: a cross disciplinary assignment in computer graphics and interactivity

wobbe — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 01:24:06 +0000

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Nick Jushchyshyn, Robert Lloyd, and Erik Sundquist, Drexel University.

In this Groovy Assignment submission, we present a VR Ride assignment that challenges students to create a fully interactive VR computer graphics experience integrated with a themed ride. For this assignment, a ride is an apparatus that fully supports the users weight, utilizes the user's body motions as a primary input for computer interactivity, and provides haptic feedback relevant to the VR experience.

The assignment is designed to inspire and motivate creative thinking and cross disciplinary collaboration with faculty and students from outside the scope of those traditionally involved in programs focused on computer graphics and interaction.

The assignment can be easily scaled, by utilizing wholly existing, found or purchased platforms (exercise equipment such as a rowing machine or stationary bike) for use with small groups of students if desired. In the example presented, students from Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, Game Design, VR & Immersive Media, Animation & VFX and Game Design programs collaborated using primarily found or recycled components to build a bespoke, human powered "VR Cycle" ride, integrated with original VR experiences developed for the ride.

This Groovy Graphics Assignment was presented at SIGGRAPH 2019, and is available in the ACM Digital Library:

https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3328018

Material posted in the ACM Digital Library, and may be under Copyright protection

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Designing a Massively Multiplayer Online Game as a Testbed for Social and Behavioral Model Research

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 02:04:09 +0000

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Michael Zyda¹, Peter Landwehr², Marc Spraragen¹, and Balakrishnan Ranganathan¹
¹University of Southern California, GamePipe Laboratory
²Carnegie Mellon University, CASOS Center

Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs), in their aspect as online communities, represent an exciting opportunity for studying social and behavioral models. For that purpose we have developed Cosmopolis, an MMOG designed to appeal to a wide variety of player types, and containing several key research-oriented features.

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The Mirror of Transfiguration

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:57:06 +0000

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Mayuko Kanazawa, Masataka Imura, and Ichiroh Kanaya, Osaka University, Japan

The Mirror of Transfiguration is an interactive mediaart for showing native Canadians’ spiritual image to children.

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GoHitchHike: Object-Oriented Social Networking Site

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:49:41 +0000

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Yu-Wei Fu, SCAD, Savannah, Georgia, USA

To Bridge Online and Physical Interactions

Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the Interactive Design and Game Development Department in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts Savannah College of Art and Design

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GoHitchHike: Object-Oriented Social Networking (Poster)

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:32:50 +0000

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Yu-Wei Fu, Savannah College of Art and Design.

Poster featuring GoHitchhike, an object-centered social networking site that attempts to bridge the online and physical interactions.

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the VR ride: a cross disciplinary assignment in computer graphics and interactivity

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Designing a Massively Multiplayer Online Game as a Testbed for Social and Behavioral Model Research

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The Mirror of Transfiguration

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GoHitchHike: Object-Oriented Social Networking Site

To Bridge Online and Physical Interactions

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GoHitchHike: Object-Oriented Social Networking (Poster)

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