MMC 170 - Virtual Design and Simulated Realities

Credits: 3
3 Skills Lab Hours

Description
Students begin practicing with current virtual realities and elements to create interactive simulated environments using current game engine technologies. During this course, students practice with hardware and software needed to implement immersive media experiences. Students also create simulations for gaming, training and environmental experiences to examine the many uses of these emerging media forms.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:

Differentiate between various hardware platforms.
Design different genres of immersive realities.
Integrate simulation of experiences using current technologies.
Apply interactive techniques to game technologies.
Integrate multiple software packages for pipeline development.
Create multi-industry based designs for portfolio demonstrations.

Listed Topics

Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
Content pipelining
Head mounted displays
Mobile and console displays
Actors and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Inverse kinematics
Collision processing
Utilization of toolkits and libraries
Camera, light and audio implementation
Psychology of gameplay
User-Interface (UI) design and development

Reference Materials
Instructor approved textbook and materials.

Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals:

Technological Competence

Approved By: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Date Approved: 11/18/2024
Last Reviewed: 01/24/2019

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