Comp 4010 2021 Lecture1-Introduction to XR
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The document covers the introduction to XR Comp 4010, led by Mark Billinghurst, who specializes in AR/VR interface design and empathic computing. It outlines the course logistics, including assessment criteria based on projects, and provides an overview of AR/VR concepts, history, and technology milestones. Key components such as mixed reality, the metaverse, and augmented reality applications are also discussed, along with historical innovations and future directions in the field.
![Class Logistics
• Weekly lecture (2 hrs)
• Thursday 9 am – 11am [Adelaide time]
• Room: Online
• Weekly Lab (1 hr) [UniSA Students]
• Thursday 11-12
• Assessment [UniSA Students]
• 3 projects @ 20%, 30%, 40%
• Class participation @ 10%
• What you will need
• iOS or Android phone/tablet
• Access to laptop/PC for development](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/comp4010-lecture1-final-2021-210727224417/85/Comp-4010-2021-Lecture1-Introduction-to-XR-4-320.jpg)
![Augmented Reality Definition
•Defining Characteristics [Azuma 97]
• Combines Real and Virtual Images
• Both can be seen at the same time
• Interactive in real-time
• The virtual content can be interacted with
• Registered in 3D
• Virtual objects appear fixed in space
Azuma, R. T. (1997). A survey of augmented reality. Presence, 6(4), 355-385.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/comp4010-lecture1-final-2021-210727224417/85/Comp-4010-2021-Lecture1-Introduction-to-XR-25-320.jpg)
Comp 4010 2021 Lecture1-Introduction to XR
- 1. INTRODUCTION TO XR COMP 4010 Lecture One Mark Billinghurst July 27th 2021 mark.billinghurst@unisa.edu.au
- 2. Who am I .. • Mark Billinghurst • Director of the Empathic Computing Lab • Univ. South Australia, Univ. of Auckland • Conducting research in: • Collaborative AR, AR/VR Interface Design, HCI • Empathic Computing • Previous worked at: • Google, Amazon, Nokia, British Telecom • MIT, Univ. of Washington, NAIST, Univ. of Canterbury • PhD from University of Washington (2002)
- 3. UniSA IVE - https://unisa.edu.au/research/IVE/
- 4. Class Logistics • Weekly lecture (2 hrs) • Thursday 9 am – 11am [Adelaide time] • Room: Online • Weekly Lab (1 hr) [UniSA Students] • Thursday 11-12 • Assessment [UniSA Students] • 3 projects @ 20%, 30%, 40% • Class participation @ 10% • What you will need • iOS or Android phone/tablet • Access to laptop/PC for development
- 5. Equipment Available • VR Laboratory • 6 VR capable PCs • High end graphics cards • 3 Oculus Rift HMDs • Wide Field of View display • 1 HTC Vive HMD • Room scale tracking • IVE Equipment • 6 HoloLens2 AR displays • See through AR display • 10 Oculus Quest HMD • Self contained tracking
- 6. Snap Lens Studio Available from https://lensstudio.snapchat.com/
- 8. Lecture Schedule – 13 lectures
- 9. Assessment • Assignment 1: Mobile AR (20%) • Develop a Snap Lens • AR Tracking and Interaction • Assignment 2: Interactive VR (30%) • Create an interactive VR scene • Oculus Quest, HTC Vive, Rift • Assignment 3: HMD Experience (40%) • Develop either AR/VR HMD experience • Oculus Quest, Microsoft Hololens2 • Class Participation (10%) • Watch at least one short YouTube AR/VR video each week • Be prepared to present video each week • Submit at least one comment on Slack channel each week
- 10. • ARVRClass Slack channel – will send invites
- 12. 1967 – IBM 1401 – half of the computers in the world, $10,000/month to run
- 14. The Incredible Disappearing Computer 1960-70’s Room 1970-80’s Desk 1980-90’s Lap 1990-2000’s Hand 2010 - Head
- 15. Graphical User Interfaces • Separation between real and digital worlds • WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer) metaphor
- 16. Rekimoto, J. and Nagao, K. 1995. The world through the computer: computer augmented interaction with real world environments. Making Interfaces Invisible (c) Internet of Things
- 17. Internet of Things (IoT).. • Embed computing and sensing in real world • Smart objects, sensors, etc.. (c) Internet of Things
- 18. Virtual Reality (VR) • Users immersed in Computer Generated environment • HMD, gloves, 3D graphics, body tracking
- 19. The First VR Experience … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAC5SeNH8jw
- 20. Virtual Reality Definition •Defining Characteristics • Sense of Immersion • User feels immersed in computer generated space • Interactive in real-time • The virtual content can be interacted with • Independence • User can have independent view and reaction to environment
- 21. David Zeltzer’s AIP Cube Autonomy – User can to react to events and stimuli. Interaction – User can interact with objects and environment. Presence – User feels immersed through sensory input and output channels Interaction Autonomy Presence VR Zeltzer, D. (1992). Autonomy, interaction, and presence. Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments, 1(1),127-132.
- 22. VR Demo
- 23. Types of VR 2 3
- 24. Augmented Reality (AR) • Virtual Images blended with the real world • See-through HMD, handheld display, viewpoint tracking, etc..
- 25. Augmented Reality Definition •Defining Characteristics [Azuma 97] • Combines Real and Virtual Images • Both can be seen at the same time • Interactive in real-time • The virtual content can be interacted with • Registered in 3D • Virtual objects appear fixed in space Azuma, R. T. (1997). A survey of augmented reality. Presence, 6(4), 355-385.
- 28. • Weak AR • Imprecise tracking • No knowledge of environment • Limited interactivity • Handheld AR • Strong AR • Very accurate tracking • Seamless integration into real world • Natural interaction • Head mounted AR Strong vs. Weak AR
- 30. AR vs VR
- 31. From Reality to Virtual Reality Internet of Things Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Real World Virtual World
- 32. Milgram’s Mixed Reality (MR) Continuum Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Real World Virtual World Mixed Reality "...anywhere between the extrema of the virtuality continuum." P. Milgram and A. F. Kishino, (1994) A Taxonomy of Mixed Reality Visual Displays Internet of Things
- 33. Milgram’s Reality-Virtuality continuum Mixed Reality Reality - Virtuality (RV) Continuum Real Environment Augmented Reality (AR) Augmented Virtuality (AV) Virtual Environment "...anywhere between the extrema of the virtuality continuum." P. Milgram and A. F. Kishino, Taxonomy of Mixed Reality Visual Displays IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, E77-D(12), pp. 1321-1329, 1994.
- 34. AugmentedVirtuality •VR with view of the real world
- 35. Extended Reality (XR) Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Real World Virtual World Mixed Reality Extended Reality Internet of Things
- 36. Ubiquitous Computing Continuum • Weiser Continuum
- 38. The Metaverse • Neal Stephenson’s “SnowCrash” • The Metaverse is the convergence of: • 1) virtually enhanced physical reality • 2) physically persistent virtual space • Metaverse Roadmap • http://metaverseroadmap.org/
- 39. Metaverse Dimensions • Augmentation technologies that layer information onto our perception of the physical environment. • Simulation refers to technologies that model reality • Intimate technologies are focused inwardly, on the identity and actions of the individual or object; • External technologies are focused outwardly, towards the world at large;
- 40. Metaverse Components • Four Key Components • Virtual Worlds • Augmented Reality • Mirror Worlds • Lifelogging
- 41. Mirror Worlds • Mirror worlds are informationally-enhanced virtual models of the physical world. • Google Earth, MS Street View, Google Maps
- 42. LifeLogging • Technologies record and report the intimate states and life histories of objects and users • Nike+, FitBit, Apple watch
- 43. HISTORY OF AR/VR
- 45. When anything new comes along, everyone, like a child discovering the world thinks that they’ve invented it, but you scratch a little and you find a caveman scratching on a wall is creating virtual reality in a sense. Morton Helig (Hammit 1993)
- 46. Early History (30,000 BC - ) The history of VR is rooted in human’s first attempts to reproduce the world around them
- 47. 1800’s – Capturing Reality • Panoramas (1790s) • Immersive paintings • Photography (1820-30s) • Oldest surviving photo (Niépce, 1826) • Stereo imagery (1830s) • Wheatstone (1832) • Brewster (1851) • Movies (1870s) • Muybridge (1878) • Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
- 48. Stereo Viewers Wheatstone (1832) Brewster (1860)
- 50. 3D Cinema Golden Era (1950-60s) • Polarized 3D projection or anaglyph (red/blue)
- 51. Pepper’s Ghost (1862) • Projecting onto glass to make ghost image appear on stage • Dates back to Giambattista della Porta (1584)
- 52. The Master Key (1901) – AR Glass "It consists of this pair of spectacles. While you wear them every one you meet will be marked upon the forehead with a letter indicating his or her character. The good will bear the letter 'G,' the evil the letter 'E.' … Thus you may determine by a single look the true natures of all those you encounter.” L. Frank Baum AR display showing if people are good or evil
- 53. 1900s – Interactive Experiences • Early Simulators (<1960s) • Flight simulation • Sensorama (1955) • Early HMDs (1960s) • Philco, Ivan Sutherland • Military + University Research (1970-80s) • US Airforce, NASA, MIT, UNC • First Commercial Wave (1980-90s) • VPL, Virtual i-O, Division, Virtuality • VR Arcades, Virtual Boy
- 54. Link Trainer (1929 – 1950s) • Flight Simulator Training • Full six degree of freedom rotation • Force feedback and motion control • Simulated instruments • Modeling common flight conditions • Over 500,000 pilots trained
- 55. Link Trainer Video (1966) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEKkVg9NqGM
- 57. Early HUD (1958) F16 – Head Up Display Showing flight information over the real world
- 58. Sensorama (1955) • Created by Morton Heilig • Experience Theater • Multi-sensory • Visuals • Sound • Wind • Vibration • Smell • No financial support • Commercial failure
- 59. First HMD? (1961) • Philco Headsight – Remote Camera Viewing • Showing live camera view in monocular HMD
- 60. Ivan Sutherland (1960s) 6 1 Ivan Sutherland’s Head-Mounted Display (1968)
- 62. Super Cockpit (1965-80’s) • US Airforce Research Program • Wright Patterson Air Force Base • Tom Furness III • Multisensory • Visual, auditory, tactile • Head, eye, speech, and hand input • Addressing pilot information overload • Flight controls and tasks too complicated • Research only • big system, not safe for ejecting
- 64. LEEP Optics (1979) • Large Expanse, Extra Perspective optics • Developed by Eric Howlett • Lens design for extremely wide field of view • High resolution in centre, lower resolution in periphery • 90o direct FOV, 140o corneal FOV • Used as basis for most VR HMDs
- 66. The Data Glove (1981-82) • Precursor, Sayre Glove • Univ. of Illinois, 1977 • Thomas Zimmerman (1982) • Fiber optic bend sensors • Detecting finger bending • Commercialized by VPL • Mattel PowerGlove (1989)
- 67. VPL DataGlove Demo • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs3AhNr5o6o
- 68. NASA VIEW/VIVED (1981-86) • Early HMD (McGreevy Humphries) • LCD “Watchman” displays • VIEW (Scott Fisher) • Polhemus tracker • LEEP-based HMD • 3D audio (Convolvotron) • DataGlove gesture input • Simple graphics
- 69. VPL Research (1985 – 1999) • First Commercial VR Company • Jaron Lanier, Jean-Jacques Grimaud • Provided complete systems • Displays, software, gloves, etc • DataGlove, EyePhone, AudioSphere
- 70. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1980s-1990s) 7 1 Head-Mounted Displays Tracking, Haptics, Applications
- 71. University of Washington (1989 - ) • Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HIT Lab) • Founded by Tom Furness III • Many AR/VR Innovations • Virtual Retinal Display • ARToolKit AR Tracking library • GreenSpace shared VR experience • VR and pain care • VR and Education
- 72. First Industrial Use of AR (1990’s) • 1992: Tom Caudell at Boeing coined the term “AR.” • Wire harness assembly application begun • Lead by Tom Caudell, and David Mizell
- 73. CAVE (1992) • Projection VR system • 3-6 wall stereo projection, viewpoint tracking • Developed at EVL, University of Illinois Chicago • Commercialized by Mechdyne Corporation(1996) C. Cruz-Neira, D. J. Sandin, T. A. DeFanti, R. V. Kenyon and J. C. Hart. "The CAVE: Audio Visual Experience Automatic Virtual Environment", Communications of the ACM, vol. 35(6), 1992, pp. 64–72.
- 74. CAVE Demo Video • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKL0urEdtPU
- 75. Desktop VR - 1995 • Expensive - $150,000+ • 2 million polys/sec • VGA HMD – 30 Hz • Magnetic tracking
- 76. Mobile/Wearable Systems (1995) • 1995 Navicam (Rekimoto) • Handheld AR • 1997 Touring Machine (Feiner) • Backpack AR, GPS, see-through display • 1998 Tinmith (Thomas, UniSA) • Outdoor gaming, CAD
- 77. Virtual Reality was HOT! .. In 1995..
- 78. Rise of Commercial VR Companies • W Industries/Virtuality (1985 - 97) • Location based entertainment • Virtuality VR Arcades • Division (1989 – 1998) • Turn key VR systems • Visual programming tools • Virtual i-O (1993 -1997) • Inexpensive gamer HMDs • Sense8 (1990 - 1998) • WorldToolKit, WorldUp • VR authoring tools
- 80. Overview of VR in the 1990’s
- 81. Development of AR Tools • 1996 CyberCode (Rekimoto) • First matrix code tracking • 1999 ARToolKit (Kato & Billinghurst) • Open source tracking library
- 84. • April 2007 Computer World • VRVoted 7th on list of 21 biggest technology flops • MS Bob #1
- 85. Lessons Learned • Don’t believe the hype • Not everything is better inVR • Many factors determine technology acceptance • Human Centered Design/Design for users • Need to move from Demo to Production • Profitable niche markets first • Follow the money
- 86. Mobile Phone AR (2005) • Mobile Phones • camera • processor • display • AR on Mobile Phones • Simple graphics • Optimized computer vision • Collaborative Interaction
- 87. AR Advertising (HIT Lab NZ 2007) • Txt message to download AR application (200K) • See virtual content popping out of real paper advert • Tested May 2007 by Saatchi and Saatchi
- 89. Eye of judgement (2007) • Sony Playstation3 game • First AR console game • Over 300,000 copies sold • Used Eye camera + tracking cards
- 90. 2007 - AR Reaches Mainstream • MIT Technology Review • March 2007 • One of the 10 most exciting technologies • Economist • Dec 6th 2007 • Reality, only better
- 91. Google Searches for AR • Cross over in 2009, with more interest in AR than VR
- 92. 2008 - Browser BasedAR • Flash + camera + 3D graphics • ARToolKit ported to Flash • High impact • High marketing value • Large potential install base • 1.6 Billion web users • Ease of development • Lots of developers, mature tools • Low cost of entry • Browser, web camera
- 93. Demo: GE Smart Grid • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJO_AZkCL9U
- 94. 2008: Location Aware Phones Nokia Navigator Motorola Droid
- 95. Outdoor Information Overlay • Mobile phone based • Tag real world locations • GPS + Compass input • Overlay graphics on live video • Applications • Travel guide, Advertising, etc. • Wikitude, Metaio, Layar, etc.. • iOS/Android, Public API released
- 96. Layar Demo (2008) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64_16K2e08
- 97. AR in Magazines (2009- ) • Esquire Magazine • Dec 2009 issue • 12 pages AR content • Many Others • Wired • Colors • Red Bull • etc.
- 98. Esquire Demo
- 99. Google Glass (2011 - )
- 100. Google Glass Demo
- 101. VR Second Wave (2010 - ) • Palmer Luckey • HMD hacker • Mixed Reality Lab (MxR) intern • Oculus Rift (2011 - ) • 2012 - $2.4 million kickstarter • 2014 - $2B acquisition FaceBook • $350 USD, 110o FOV
- 102. The Oculus Kickstarter Video • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNSYscbxFAw
- 103. Desktop VR in 2016 • Graphics Desktop • $1,500 USD • >4 Billion poly/sec • $600 HMD • 1080x1200, 90Hz • Optical tracking • Room scale
- 104. Oculus Rift Sony Morpheus HTC/Valve Vive 2016 - Rise of Consumer HMDs
- 105. HTC Vive • Room scale tracking • Gesture input devices
- 106. Example Vive App – Tilt Brush • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijukZmYFX-0
- 107. VR2GO (2013) • MxR Lab • 3D print VR viewer for mobiles • Open source hardware + software • http://projects.ict.usc.edu/mxr/diy/vr2go/ • Early Mobile VR viewer
- 108. Google Cardboard • Released 2014 (Google 20% project) • >5 million shipped/given away • Easy to use developer tools + =
- 109. Multiple Mobile VR Viewers Available
- 110. Epson Moverio BT-300 ▪ Stereo see-through display ($700) ▪ 1280 RGB x 720 pixels, 23 degree FOV, 30Hz, 69g ▪ Android Powered, separate controller ▪ VGA camera, GPS, gyro, accelerometer
- 112. Social Mobile Camera AR Apps (2015 - ) • SnapChat - Lenses, World Lenses • Cinco de Mayo lens > 225 million views • Facebook - Camera Effects • Google – Word Lens/Translate
- 113. Hololens (2016) • Integrated system – Windows • Stereo see-through display • Depth sensing tracking • Voice and gesture interaction • Note: Hololens2 coming September 2019
- 114. ARKit/ARcore (2017) • Visual Inertial Odometry (VIO) systems • Mobile phone pose tracked by • Camera (Visual), Accelerometer & Gyroscope (Intertial) • Features • Plane detection, lighting detection, hardware optimisation • Links • https://developer.apple.com/arkit/ • https://developers.google.com/ar/
- 116. MagicLeap ML-1 (2018) • Bi-Focal Display – two focus planes • Horizontal FoV of 40o, vertical FoV of 30o, diagonal value of 50o • 1280×960 resolution, Eye-tracking • Separate display and computer • Nvidia "Parker" Tegra X2 CPU, 8GB RAM, 128 GB storeage • 6 DOF handheld controller, magnetic tracking
- 117. History Summary • 1960’s – 80’s: Early Experimentation • 1980’s – 90’s: Basic Research • Tracking, displays • 1995 – 2005: Tools/Applications • Interaction, usability, theory • 2005 - : Commercial Applications • Mobile, Games, Medical, Industry
- 118. QUESTIONS