CODE 108871 ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 COMPUTER SCIENCE 11964 (LM-18) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR INFO-01/A LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester OVERVIEW This course presents the basics of Augmented, Virtual and Extended Reality, considering both the Computer Vision aspects necessary to build knowledge of real environments and the technical elements necessary to develop AR/VR/XR applications. The main software framework for the development of AR/VR/XR applications will be presented, always referring to the theoretical aspects and background AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The teaching unit aims to provide students with a general understanding of learning the theoretical and methodological fundamentals of Virtual, Augmented and Extended Reality, from the concepts of 3D Computational Vision to model the real-world world, to the synthesis of the virtual environments, and their fusion AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, students will be able to: - understand the theoretical and methodological fundamentals of Augmented, Virtual and Extended Reality, - understand the basics concepts of Computer Vision necessary to build a model of the real environment - understand the basics concepts of Virtual Reality to synthesize virtual envirioemnts - understand the techniques to align real and virtual in a coherent way - understand how to build AR application using the main state of the art tools and softwares PREREQUISITES Linear algebra: vectors, matrices, linear transformations. Imperative programming TEACHING METHODS Class and practical lessons Project: Development of an AR application using the methods presented in the course. Students who hold valid certificates relating to Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD), disabilities or other educational needs are invited to contact the lecturer and the school’s disability liaison officer at the start of the course to agree on any teaching arrangements which, whilst respecting the course objectives, take into account individual learning styles. The contact details for the university’s disability liaison officer are available at the following link: https://unige.it/commissioni/comitatoperlinclusionedeglistudenticondisabilita. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Intro to AR/VR/XR and the Milgram Continuum Technologies (VST, OST, handled, spatial AR) Basics of the Human visual systems Alignment real - virtual: tracking and calibration. Geometric transformations basics, graphics pipeline Display models Tracking of the external world: non-vision-based techniques Computer vision: feature detection, image-based tracking, slam, homography and epipolar geometry Camera Calibration, SPAAM Visual coherence, ghost technique Interaction (hand tracking, virtual buttons, …) Practical: Unity, AR Foundations RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Material and references provided by the instructors TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MANUELA CHESSA Ricevimento: Appointment by email: manuela.chessa@unige.it (since the teacher teaches more than one course, please specify surname and course) FABIO SOLARI Ricevimento: Appointment by email: fabio.solari@unige.it (since the teacher teaches more than one course, please specify surname and course) Exam Board FABIO SOLARI (President) ENRICO PUPPO MANUELA CHESSA (President Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/index.php?view=easycourse&_lang=it&include=corso Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Project (teamwork). Oral exam. Guidelines for students with certified Specific Learning Disorders, disabilities, or other special educational needs are available at https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/11964/studenti-disabilita-dsa ASSESSMENT METHODS The project will be evaluated for the correctness and efficiency of the solution, also considering the perceptual aspects and the 3d/visual coherence. The oral exam will concern the theoretical/algorithmic aspects covered in the course. FURTHER INFORMATION For further information, please refer to the course’s AulaWeb module or contact the instructor. Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) may request accommodations for exams at least 7 days prior to the exam date by filling out the “accommodation request form” (available via online services at https://modulionline.unige.it/richiesta-adattamenti# no-back), which will be automatically forwarded by the system to the instructor in charge of the course and to the faculty liaison for students with disabilities and SLDs in their School/Department. The student will receive a copy of their request.
