CS137 – Virtual Reality Design for Science

Fritz Drury

David Laidlaw

Sharon Swartz

Ryan Cabeen

Hypothesize

Visualize Validate Evaluate Explore!

Measure

Insight Prediction

Scientific Visualization

Course Goals

• Explore design process• Train new practitioners

– New VR medium– Artists/designers that can work with scientists– Computer scientists that can work with artists

• New visualization and interaction designs• Scientific advances• RISD/Brown bridge

Course Goals

• Explore design process• Train new practitioners

– New VR medium– Artists/designers that can work with scientists– Computer scientists that can work with artists

• New visualization and interaction designs• RISD/Brown bridge• ???

What we’ll do

• Design and technical lectures• Visuals, demos• Readings: visual, design, technical• Design and implementation assignments

– All targeted at the cave, many realized

• Group crits• Final project• Field trips, guest lectures

Assignments

• Natural Force and Form• Gradients and 2D Visualization of Multiple

Variables• 3D Visualization of Multiple Variables• Anatomy, Kinematics and Aerodynamics:

Design the Perfect Wing!• Interactivity and Selection• Final Project

What we’ll do

• Design and technical lectures• Visuals, demos• Readings: visual, design, technical• Design and implementation assignments

– All targeted at the cave, many realized

• Group crits• Final project• Field trips, guest lectures

Project

• Refined design elements• Evaluated and well understood

Some Rules and an Estimate

• Read e-mail• Handouts on the web• Nothing late

– Damages collaboration– Makes the work pointless – misses the crit!

• Something due every class• Classes not redundant• ~ 15 hours per week

and a Caveat

• This is an experiment– Exciting– Fun– No one should get hurt…

• Questions?

Fritz

Sharon