1. Practical Virtual Reality N.A.Shulver@staffs.ac.uk Of art and code... Competition winner, Juha Nieminen, 2006 Simple Ruby Ring Nic Shulver, 2007 http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/modelling_rendering/scc4/final/

2. Practical Virtual Reality N.A.Shulver@staffs.ac.uk An introduction to CE52303-2 This module enables you to build three-dimensional objects in a virtual reality You will be able to design and build photo-realistic objects [POV-Ray] You will be able to visualise complex structures and manipulate them You will be able to interact with objects in a scripted 3D environment [Alice]

3. Practical Virtual Reality N.A.Shulver@staffs.ac.uk Who is the module for? You will need to be visually creative and analytical You will need the ability to describe your designs in a precise, structured way There are no pre-requisite modules, so the module is open to all

4. Practical Virtual Reality N.A.Shulver@staffs.ac.uk What is 3D graphics for? Three-dimensional graphics has applications in Business, advertising – online product views The arts – animation, virtual sculpture Engineering – design and testing

5. Practical Virtual Reality N.A.Shulver@staffs.ac.uk What is 3D graphics for? Three-dimensional graphics has applications in Scientific and medical visualisation Film and television – most fantasy movies use computer generated images (CGI) extensively Computer games http://www.eeggs.com/items/37845.html

6. Practical Virtual Reality N.A.Shulver@staffs.ac.uk Example movie The following movie was generated using two applications Graphics were rendered with the “POV-Ray” package – high quality freeware, available to all The images were made into an animation using “Windows Movie Maker” available on all our Windows computers