AR – Dr. Hurriyet Ok

Announcement: CSCI 4454 for Graduate Students

Hurriyet OkMay 3, 2024July 1, 2024Leave a comment

CSCI 4454 “Augmented and Virtual Reality” course can be taken for graduate credit.

AR/VR is becoming increasingly popular and is poised to revolutionize the way we interact with the digital world. In this course, you will learn the principles and practice of AR and VR, smart glasses, 3D user interface (UI) and user experience (UX). You will become proficient in immersive technologies and in their use for education, entertainment, gaming, health care and enterprise, etc., by developing your own AR/VR applications.

The course instructor, Dr. Hurriyet Ok, has extensive experience in the AR/VR industry and will guide you through the course materials, providing hands-on experience with AR/VR development tools, frameworks, and platforms.

If you're interested in exploring this exciting field and gaining valuable skills that are in high demand in the industry, and if you want to enhance your abilities and knowledge in AR/VR and Metaverse, this course is for you!

Enrollment for CSCI 4454 is now open for the Fall 2024, and classes start on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Register now to secure your spot and take the first step toward mastering the world of AR/VR.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

Hurriyet OkMay 2, 2024May 6, 2024Leave a comment

I am teaching "Augmented and Virtual Reality" course in Fall 2024.

In recent years, you’ve likely seen Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) in headline news, popular media, and blockbuster movies. With the release of commercially available Head Mounted Displays (HMD) such as HTC Vive and Oculus Quest 2, millions of enthusiasts and gamers around the globe have been enjoying immersive experiences with fascinating VR content. With the advent of wearable Heads Up Displays (HUDs) such as Microsoft HoloLens and Magic Leap One, many industries also recognized the transformative potential of AR in enterprise, such as business process improvement, logistics, manufacturing, maintenance, and safety training. Smartphones equipped with powerful processors and advanced mobile capabilities such as a compass, GPS, accelerometer, and sophisticated sensors have made a new class of mobile apps with innovative AR/VR capabilities available to a half-a-billion mobile device owners (e.g., “Ikea Place” and “Pokémon GO”).

Have you ever wondered how all these immersive technologies work? Would you like to create your dream AR/VR experiences? In this course, you will learn the principles and practice of AR and VR, smart glasses, 3D user interface (UI) and user experience (UX). You will have the opportunity to develop your own AR/VR applications using Unity and evaluate other experimental AR/VR projects.

Course: CSCI 4454 Augmented and Virtual Reality
Semester: Fall 2024
Meeting time: 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Thursdays

Bulletin Course description: Principles and practice of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR); 3D UI/UX and user interaction for immersive experiences; design and implementation of VR and mobile AR applications. May be taken for graduate credit with extra work. Prerequisites: CSCI 2113

Required textbook: Augmented Reality: Principles and Practice, by Dieter Schmalstieg & Tobias Höllerer, Addison-Wesley Professional, 1st e. (June 2016)

“Augmented and Virtual Reality” Course Testimonials since Fall 2019

Hurriyet OkDecember 12, 2023January 6, 2024Leave a comment

"Thank you for a very fascinating and fun class! This was one of my favorite classes I’ve taken at GWU :)"

"The learning process and content are really good. Thanks!"

"It was a useful project to learn more about AR and put our creativity to work and build our own application. I have learnt a lot during this project and I am also happy with the result."

"Thanks for the course design, I individually designed my first VR project and AR project. I also learn the status of the VR&AR and their technology bottleneck. I wish I can do some related jobs in the future to bring some more advances VR AR design."

"Thanks again for a great semester- I really enjoyed your course and plan to apply what I learned about AR development, in particular, to my new job."

"I think that either Unity, UE4, and/or JavaScript should be a prerequisite to this course."

"This has definitely been one of my favorite courses in the entire masters program."

"I had such a great time as a student in your class last semester. Classes like augmented and virtual reality are what really drive my interest in computer science."

"The theme of this course is in line with the current concept of the metaverse. At the same time, the projects assigned by the teacher also let you learn the contents of VR and AR."

"Having students develop their own projects lets them have a proof of concept for something that they could potentially pitch to a company in the future giving them a leg up from potential competition in the field."

"The layout of the course was structured well to help us learn the basics easily. It's been my favorite class so far :)"

"The tutorials provided a perfect learning opportunity in the labs and were exceptionally helpful ... for developing the VR application. The timeline ... to complete the project felt like it was a little bit short but still achievable."

Course Description: CSCI 3907/6907 Augmented and Virtual Reality