CSCI1951-N

VR+X, the Potential of Virtual Reality to Transform Nearly Everything

Instructor(s):
  • Adam Blumenthal
Course Home Page:
http://cs.brown.edu/courses/cs1951n
Location:TBD
Meeting Time:O hr: Friday 3:00-5:30
Semester:2 (Spring)
Offered this year?Yes
When Offered?Every year


Description

This course introduces students to the history, present, and future possibilities of virtual reality (VR) with a focus on addressing the question: What is the transformative potential of virtual reality? We’ll critically evaluate a variety of applications in fields as varied as healthcare, architecture, education, and storytelling. Students will learn discovery and design thinking processes of a kind that can lead to the development of VR solutions. Students will create a design concept for a VR use case in a field of their choosing.

CRN: None