First class meeting: Tuesday, September 16th at 1pm in CIT room #477.
Intro to the CAVE: Wednesday, September 17th at 6pm at 180 George St.
Assignment Overview
The upcoming class section is highlighted in the table below.
Tues 9/16: CIT 477
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Introduction to Scientific Visualization and the Cave
- the class
- the scientific method
- tips on reading scientific papers
- the history of the scientific image
- digital visualization
- virtual reality visualization
- animal locomotion
- bats
- design paradigm for the cave: sensory perception and comprehension
- limitations of textures, animations, etc.
- nature and geometry
- the computer scientist as a toolsmith
- scientific questions at different levels
- hypothesis generation
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| Visuals |
microworlds, electron micro, fluid images, Char Davies, body without organs, bat wings |
| Readings |
- Read Form, Shape and Mass Chapter 3., pp 57-85, from Abstraction in Art and Nature by Nathan Cabot Hale. Look at the images.
- Read Sensitive Chaos by Schwenk.
- Read Patterns in Nature by Peter Stevens for topics relevant to your assignment hypothesis. Also, skim the full book, which is in the Cave room (please, the book should not leave that room.)
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Wed 9/17: Cave (180 George St.)
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6pm-8pm
HELP SESSION: Using the CAVE
- access to the CAVE
- working at the CAVE
- CAVE calendar
- Your account
- Devices & Tracking
- CavePainting introduction
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HELP SESSION: Introduction to the Cave and CavePainting Manual
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Tues 9/23: CIT 477
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The Science Behind Bat Flight and Design Principles: Process and Communication
- sketch techniques, critique, and revision
- design vocabulary, visual metaphor, and narrative
- principles of perceptual relativity
- qualities and dimensions of visual objects
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| Group Crit |
Force and Form: Design and two-minute presentations |
| Visuals |
Gestalt Form, Brancusi, Pollock, natural metaphor |
| Readings |
- Read original Cave paper. Spend about 15-30 minutes on it. This is for historical context about the Cave and to give a feel for some of the trade-offs of a Cave compared to other kinds of virtual reality environments. Concentrate on sections 1.1, 1.2, 6, and 7. Section 3 mentions some of the physical design issues that might be interesting. This paper is 13 years old!, so some parts may seem out of date.
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Tues 9/30: Cave (180 George St.)
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Gradients and Textures
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| Group Crit |
Force and Form: Cave designs |
| Visuals |
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Tues 10/7: CIT 477
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2D Visualization
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| Group Crit |
Gradient designs |
| Visuals |
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Tues 10/14: CIT 477
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3D Fluid Flow
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| Group Crit |
2D fluid flow visualization designs |
| Visuals |
3D Fluid Flow, aerodynamics, windtunnel, physical models |
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Tues 10/21: CIT 477
| Topic | Sections | Assignments |
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Bat Anatomy
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| Group Crit |
3D flow designs |
| Visuals |
Bat Anatomy |
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Tues 10/28: Cave (180 George St.)
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The Physics of Bat Flight
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Tues 11/4: CIT 477
| Topic | Sections | Assignments |
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Bat Wings
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| Group Crit |
Wing Structure Illustration |
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Tues 11/11: Cave (180 George St.)
| Topic | Sections | Assignments |
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User Interfaces
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| Group Crit |
Wing Stroke Sequence |
| Visuals |
Menus/Interface from previous students, storyboard design |
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Tues 11/18: CIT 477
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Sketching User Interfaces
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| Group Crit |
Interaction storyboards |
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Tues 11/25: Cave (180 George St.)
| Topic | Sections | Assignments |
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Sketching User Interfaces
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| Group Crit |
Interaction Cave Illustrations |
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Tues 12/2: Cave (180 George St.)
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Final Project Progress
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| Group Crit |
Final project Cave sketches and storyboards |
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Tues 12/9: CIT 477
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Class Review
- Fill out course review forms
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| Group Crit |
Final project sequences |
| Visuals |
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Tues 12/16: Cave (180 George St.)
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Final Project Presentations
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| Group Crit |
Final Projects |
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