Augmented and Virtual Reality Programming L T P C

30 0 30 3
OBJECTIVES
The Student should be made to:
⚫ Develop engaging Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality applications.
⚫ Learn core skills needed for developing AR and VR applications such as basics of 3D
graphics, design considerations and programming toolkits.
⚫ Explore industry standard development platforms such as Unity3D, Vuforia, ARCore and
ARKit
⚫ Publish Augmented Reality (AR) applications to both Android and IOS
⚫ Develop Virtual Reality applications and publish to a variety of headsets.
⚫ Learn the fundamentals of C# programming to create AR/VR experiences in Unity3D
UNIT I Introduction to 3D graphics and AR VR fundamentals 10
Introduction to 3D graphics concepts – modelling, file formats – texturing – lighting and
rendering – animation – AR / VR and MR (Mixed Reality) concepts – mobile phones and
headset applications – basic introduction to ARCore and ARKit

UNIT II Exploring the Unity 3D programming toolkit 10

Introduction to Unity 3D Interface – Using Unity 3D to create AR and VR applications –
Importing and creating assets – User Interfaces for AR and VR – Combining assets into complex
models – Adding physics to the interactions - Creating an AR Application and publishing to a
mobile device.

UNIT III C# programming and scripting for AR and VR 15

C# programming introduction – data types and classes – programming logic – using C# to write
scripts for Unity 3D – Using C# to animate and add advanced interactions to AR and VR models

UNIT IV Virtual Reality Application essentials 15

Virtual Reality fundamentals – VR design considerations – Using Unity 3D and C#
programming to create VR applications – Oculus Quest VR headset fundamentals – User
interface considerations - Creating a VR application and publishing to the Oculus VR headsets

UNIT V Industry applications of AR and VR 10

Industry domains where AR and VR are applied – healthcare, manufacturing, field service, retail
and branding – Design considerations while creating domain specific applications – Example
industry applications – Writing an industry application from a domain of your choice

TOTAL : 60 PERIODS (30 hours of lecture and 30 hours of practical)

COURSE OUTCOMES:
 CO1 Students will be able to understand the design considerations of AR and VR
L2
applications
CO2 Students will be able to write AR and VR applications using the industry
L3
standard tool Unity 3D
CO3 Students will be able to use C# along with Unity 3D to add advanced
L3
interaction and physics to their simulations
CO4 Students will be able to publish AR and VR applications to mobile phones
L3
(IOS and Android) and to headsets (Oculus Quest)
CO5 Students will be able to understand where AR and VR is used in industry
L2
and how to design applications for the same
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:
1. Understand the Unity interface and Manipulate objects in the Unity 3D Editor and
build 3D assets (Cube, cylinder, sphere and characters).
2. Create a Unity project to incorporate basic physics and simple animation into the 3D
models. Add assets from the standard asset library.
3. Create a terrain in Unity 3D and navigate through it.
4. Write a basic C# standalone program for a banking and interest computation
application
5. Write a C# application for storing and retrieving complex multimedia data
6. Develop a 2D User Interface and use it in a 2D gaming experience.
7. Create an AR Application machine placement application and use surface tracking and
publish to mobile device.
8. Create an AR face tracking application and publish to mobile device.
9. Write a C# script and attach it to a 3D asset in Unity to animate it.
10. Develop a simple Unity 3D environment with user interactions, animations and
navigation.
11. Create a VR application for a simple game in Unity 3D and publish it to the Oculus
headset.
12. Develop a VR training application using XR Interaction toolkit.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Unity Virtual Reality Projects – Jonathan Linowes

2. Unity 3D UI Essentials – Simon Jackson
3. UX for XR: User experience design and strategies for Immersive Technologies
(Design Thinking) – Cornell Hillmann
4. Learn C# by developing games in Unity 3D – Terry Norton
5. Complete Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Development with Unity – Jesse
Glover, Jonathan Linowes
* L-Lecture, T-Tutorial, P-Practical, C- Credit