Mobile Computing, Winter 2016 (CMSC 234/334 @ UChicago)

Course Description

Mobile computing is pervasive and changing nearly every aspect of society. Sensing, actuation, and mediation capabilities of mobile devices are transforming all aspects of computing: uses, networking, interface, form, etc. This course explores new technologies driving mobile computing and their implications for systems and society.

The course syllabus covers the following topics (not necessarily in this order):

• What is mobile computing, and how its a radical divergence from all prior computing
• Location-based computing and Ubiquitous information
• Continuouos Sensing applications: health, social, personal, corporate, etc.
• Activity Inference
• Pervasive Sensing Applications examples and Challenges
• Urban Sensing and Smart Cities
• Computational Photography and Stereo Vision
• 3D reconstruction at scale, and in real-time (simultaneous localization and mapping)
• Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Examples and Challenges
• Autonomous vehicles (autonomous drones, self-driving cars, iRobot, toys) : capabilities, implications, regulation, and practical realities
• Privacy and Public Policy (Privacy act, Right to Privacy, etc.)
• Privacy for Virtual and Augmented Reality

Labs expose students to current mobile software and hardware capabilities and limitations. This exposure enables students to envision radical new applications for a large-scale course project.

General Information

Instructor: Andrew A. Chien
TA: Yun Li, Yan Liu
Lecture Time: Tu Th 1030-1150am
Lecture Location: Ryerson 251

Course Resources

Syllabus

Lab 1 (Unity Development)

Lab2A (Virtual Reality)

Lab2B (Drone/3D sensing)

This year's (2016) Focus areas for Projects are:

• New Sensors and techniques for 3D perception (RGBD depth sensors, stereo vision).
• Volume Virtual reality technologies such as Google Cardboard
• 3D interactive Applications, particularly multi-player interactive exploiting augmented or virtual reality).
• Drones exploit 3D sensors for autonomy and enable targeted, adaptive, focused sensing

For each project, the student teams executed a structured design, planning, and refinement process. The products of these steps are presented below. (Great job teams!!!)

• Pitched their project Concept (2/2/2016)
• Planned their project
• Executed the project, meeting weekly witht the teaching for problem-solving and dsign sexxions, leading to a
• Presentation and Demo (March 12, 2016)

Individual Project Information

• VR Space Defender: Two-player 3-dimensional Asteroids with a Defender and an Attacker (Michelle Dobbs, Evan Bernstein)

  Pitch   Demo   Final Presentation Video   Final Poster

• VR Disco: A multi-player visual and audio immersive Disco, come with your Avatar (Max Chen, Kevin Zen, Kwaku Ofori-Atta)

  Pitch   Demo     Final Presentation Video   Poster

• VR Jedi Knight: Star Wars inspired Jedi Trainer, your phone becomes a light saber (Zoe Naidoo, Zakir Gowani, Andoni Garcia)

  Pitch   Demo   Final Presentation Video   Poster

• Gravity: VR Immersive multi-level "Unblock me" Game in Spherical Space (Anthony Crespo, Tasnim Rahman)

  Pitch   Demo   Final Presentation Video   Poster

• Tron VR: Ride your light-cycle! (Jenna Clemens, Ryan Hamilton, Jakub Tucholski)

  Pitch   Demo   Final Presentation Video   Poster

• The Resistance:AVALON: Play the classic board-game in VR (Daniel Ni, Amy Sitwala)

  Pitch   Demo   Final Presentation Video   Poster

• 2 R: Tour Apartments, Share your opinions and insights (Bob Ni, Sayri Suarez, Andrew Yang)

  Pitch   Demo   Final Presentation Video   Poster

• HAUNT: 3D Audio-based Localization using phones (Catherine Moresco, Remy Prechelt, and Jacob Sevart)

  Pitch   Demo   Final Presentation Video   Poster

• Human Shell: Ski Together in 3D, using your body for natural control: (Edouard Brooks, Jeremy Archer)

  Pitch   Demo   Final Presentation Video   Poster

• Mysterion: Horror Chase game based on Temple Run (Tyler Wojak, Robert Langworthy)

  Pitch1   Pitch2   Demo   Final Presentation Video   Poster