1Mixed Reality Design

Overview

Instructors:Blair MacIntyre, CoCJay Bolter, LCC

TA:Hafez Rouzati, CoC(others helping out)

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CS 4770/6770, LCC 4813/6340

Project-based class

Elements of the courseAR/MR Technology and HCIMedia and designSocial computingTheory and practice

Use t-square and ael.gatech.edu/rmdesignclass for much of the classBlog for assignments, project updatesResources for content sharingWiki for project work

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MR, AR

Interactive systems that blend physical and virtual worlds

MR: media in context

AR: registered media

Two major classes of AR systemsTask-basedExperiential

Current research areasEnabling technology: tracking, displaysSoftware architectures: systems, interfacesApplication and experience design

Our focus: design of experiential systems

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Media Theory and History

RemediationRelevance of earlier media (forms)

Earlier media forms and design theoriesFilm, television, stage production, etc.

New media forms and design theoriese.g. games, enhanced tvJanet Murray, Michael Mateas

Nature of representation in digital and earlier media

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Social Computing

Emergence of social computing systems

For us, social can mean different thingsMulti-person collaborative/cooperative experiencesSynchronous or asynchronousSocial co-creation and user-generated content

MMOs, multiplayer games

Facebook, Twitter, BrightKite

Amazon, Digg

ARGs, Geocaching

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Assignments

Design and prototyping exercisesAR/MR system/experience/project Case StudyVision-based AR prototype w/ ArgonOutdoor AR prototype w/ Argon

Team projectIndividual pitchGroup brainstormingProject ProposalMid-project PresentationFinal Presentation

Reading and class discussionAR/MR, HCI, Social Computing, Experience DesignMedia Theory and History

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Projects

Group project

Design and implementation of social AR experienceWill use Argon for projectDesign and implementation of working prototype to demonstrate

core concepts

MilestonesPreliminary project presentationMid-project presentationFinal report and presentation

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Reading

Do reading BEFORE coming to classQuizzes and Mid-term are possibleSyllabus will change, “good” a week or so before

AR Technology

HCI and User interface design

Visual narrative techniqueDan Decker, Anatomy of a Screenplay, etc

Social computingPaulos, Bruckman, Oldenbug, etc

Media history and theoryBazin, Benjamin, etc.

Project contentUp to you!

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Grading and Evaluation

Evaluation

Project: 55%

Midterm and Final: 20%

Individual exercises and assignments: 20%

Participation: 5%

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Hardware, Software and other Resources

We expect you to produce a working prototype!Argon uses Web Technology, so you should leverage web

services and capabilities

Hardware we can provideiOS devices to those withoutOther tech if necessary

SoftwareSample code and Support for Argon

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