DATA3760 Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality Project Course description

The student will carry out a project in Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality, preferably in collaboration with a relevant IT company, individually or in a group of up to five students. The aim is to provide the students with an introduction to AR and VR technologies, while they solve a commercial problem in the form of an extensive project assignment with a workload equivalent to two days a week over a 12-week period. If the project is carried out during the summer, the work must correspond to four days a week over a six-week period.

In addition to the projects on offer, students can find their own projects within a relevant company, public organization or nonprofit. In this case, it is the student's responsibility to find a supervisor for the project within the external organization. All student-initiated projects must be approved by a supervisor at OsloMet before the start of the project. 

The course builds on computer science courses from the first year of the programme. 

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student has:

• fundamental knowledge of different areas of application related to AR/VR, including health, teaching, construction, games and entertainment, and visualisation
• fundamental knowledge of the software and hardware technologies on which AR/VR is based, and of relevant platforms such as Microsoft Hololens and Google Cardboard
• an understanding of the commercial aspects related to VR, AR and Mixed Reality.

Skills

The student is capable of:

• designing and implementing simple applications of AR/VR for a relevant platform
• solving practical issues relevant to industry or society by means of AR/VR
• identifying possible applications of VR, AR and Mixed Reality, and their place in a value chain

General competence

The student is capable of:

• using AR/VR principles to solve one or more problems of relevance to the business sector/society
• communicating issues related to AR/VR clearly in both written and oral form
• describing the main characteristics of VR, AR and Mixed Reality systems, and the main components of a VR, AR and Mixed Reality architecture

Supervision sessions with an internal and/or external supervisor.

The student groups will be given a basic introduction to AR and VR technology at the beginning of the project period through several online resources.

Supervision sessions with an internal and/or external supervisor. The students can complete individually or in a group of up to five students. 

The projects are chosen/assigned at the start of the semester. 

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• The course starts with a compulsory Orientation Meeting.
• A project outline that describes how the group will organise their work on the project.
• A standard learning agreement must be entered into between the project provider/supervisor and the student(s), and this must be approved by the internal supervisor before the project can begin.
• Three minutes of meetings from the supervision meetings held during the project period.

The deadline for submitting the project outline and the minutes of the meetings will be presented in the teaching plan, which is made available at the beginning of the semester.

A portfolio exam consisting of:

1. A written project report, individual or in groups (max 5 students), 3000 words +/-10%

2. An oral presentation, individual or in groups (max 5 students), 10 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A

The exam result cannot be appealed.

The portfolio is assessed as a whole and given a single grade, but both the project report and the oral presentation must be passed in order for the portfolio to receive a grade E or higher. 

For group projects, all members of the group receive the same grade. Under exceptional circumstances, individual grades can be assigned at the discretion of the project supervisor(s) and Head of Studies. 

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F. 

Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.