Introduction to Virtual Reality

Probably OK as an introduction to VR for someone who has no knowledge of the subject at all.

Very good introduction to VR.

Great introduction to VR.

Vey comprehensive introduction to VR.

Excellent introductory course to virtual reality and various considerations of designing experiences within virtual reality.

For reference, I have a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Communication Studies where I completed some research (though unpublished) in virtual reality.

Additionally, there was a nice overview of the history of virtual reality which included some research devices I had not seen previously.

Fun fact, this is the only week you will see Dr. Gillies in this course.For week two, there is a breakdown of all the different ways virtual reality is helping in contemporary society today (from sports to science to medical improvements).

Additionally, these readings were described as ten minute assignments which was not the case.Lastly, for week four, there is a shift to the development side of virtual reality.

There is a large focus on graphic development and issues one may face while programming for virtual reality today.Looking over the course as a whole, here are the positives: I found I had learned more than I knew coming into the course.

This course specifically can be completed by those interested in social science as well as those interested in development as there is a larger focus on Psychology and theories in the field of virtual reality.

I thoroughly enjoyed hearing from Dr. Slater and his thoughts on the psychology of virtual reality as well as the illusions he showed.Dr.

Sylvia Pan had good content and was involved in almost every video.Here are the negatives: There were times I could see a large emphasis on CAVEs over other types of virtual reality, though I believe this to be due to the creator's own expertise.Marco Gillies seemed to be very little involved with this particular course.There were some grammatical errors in questions provided during lecture videos, and the answers are not examined by instructors.

this course helps me to understand the basic concept of Virtual reality .

Learnt a lot about the context of the medium of virtual reality and now feel ready to put this knowledge into practise!

This is a very informative course and was instrumental in my basic understanding of virtual reality.

very good I was quite pleased to find the level of detail in this course.

It is a very good course to introduce yourself in the VR, to know its history, looks from different theories, future projection, current technology that supports it and current limitations.