Pro­ject Group: VR-Se­rious: Sea­ted Lo­co­mo­ti­on for VR Se­rious Ga­mes

Motivation

Serious games are a category of games, where entertainment is not the main focus. Instead, they aim to convey content to the user while still be entertaining. One of the most known types of serious games are simple learning games (Edutainment). But there exist other types, like games aiming to (in a specific area) make the world better (Games for Change) or to increase the Awareness for a specific problem.

Virtual Reality (VR) uses stereoscopic images and sensors in the headset and controllers to create an immersive experience – almost everything we perceive is virtual.

In cooperation with a practical seminar in media studies, we develop a VR Serious Game, which includes learning/conveying content but also focusses on being entertaining to play.

We want to develop and evaluate different interaction and locomotion techniques, which support playing while sitting. Content-wise, a possible scenario could be a wheelchair user navigating through a variety of situation.

Task

  • Literature research on the topics VR, Game Development, Game Design, Serious Games, and wheelchair usage
  • Conceptualisation and Implementation of VR Gameplay Mechanics and Story Elements
  • Prototypical Implementation of a VR Serious Game
  • Experiment-based evaluation of the implemented game

Requirements

  • Sound programming skills in an object-oriented language, e.g. Java, C#
  • 3D Programming, experience with Unity Engine
  • Motivation to work in an agile team, cooperation with media studies students, self-organize yourself, and be creative!
  • Knowledge in VR or Game Development (e.g. Participating in „Projektmanagement in der Computer- und Videospielindustrie“ for Studium Generale) is appreciated but not required

Course information

  • The project group will be conducted in English (unless all participants agree with the German language)
  • Computer science (CS) and engineering (CE) students are welcome
      - CS students get 20 ECTS, CE students 18 ECTS

Cooperation with Gameslab:

  • This project group will be offered in cooperation with the Gameslab Paderborn
  • The corresponding course in the media studies can be found here

News:

  • Our slides from the PG presentations are available here.

 

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