Model Augmented Reality Curriculum

Abstract

Augmented Reality (AR) is a rapidly growing field in information and communication technologies, drawing increasing numbers of professionals. Higher education institutions, however, are struggling to keep abreast of its development and to train specialists quickly, providing few courses which sufficiently align with the needs of industry. In addition to this, the field is developing so rapidly that existing courses struggle to keep pace. They also often focus too narrowly on specifics to allow for the building of the formative foundations of AR education. This paper aims to address this need by proposing a blueprint curriculum in Computer Science Education for teaching AR in universities at two levels, foundations and advanced. To begin, we survey the state of the art, identifying common needs and problems in existing courses which focus on AR. We then detail a skills framework comprised of 12 groups of skills suitable to meet industry needs, and built upon it two model lesson plans for a foundation and an advanced course. We conclude with a discussion of assessment techniques and curricular design options of embedding such coursework into existing academic programs and a forecast of the future of this academic field.

Authors 11

1. Mikhail Fominykh

   Molde University College

   Affiliation as printed

   Molde University College, Molde, Norway

   Molde University College (Britvegen 2, 6410 Molde, Norway - Norway)

2. Fridolin Wild

   The Open University

   Affiliation as printed

   The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

   OU - The Open University [Milton Keynes] (Walton Hall, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA - United Kingdom)

3. Ralf Klamma Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

4. Mark Billinghurst

   University of South Australia

   Affiliation as printed

   University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

   University of South Australia [Adelaide] (101 Currie St, Adelaide SA 5001 - Australia)

5. Lisandra S. Costiner

   University of Oxford

   Affiliation as printed

   Merton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

   Merton College, University of Oxford, U.K. (Merton College, University of Oxford, Merton Street, Oxford, OX1 4JD, U.K. - )

6. Andrey Karsakov

   ITMO University

   Affiliation as printed

   ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Fed

7. Eleni Mangina

   University College Dublin

   Affiliation as printed

   University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

   UCD - University College Dublin [Dublin] (Belfield, Dublin 4 - Ireland)

8. Judith Molka-Danielsen

   Molde University College

   Affiliation as printed

   Molde University College, Molde, Norway

   Molde University College (Britvegen 2, 6410 Molde, Norway - Norway)

9. Ian Pollock

   California State University, East Bay

   Affiliation as printed

   California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA, USA

   CSUEB - California State University [East Bay] (Hayward, CA 94542 - United States)

10. Marius Preda

    Institut Polytechnique de Paris · Institut Mines-Télécom · Télécom SudParis

    Affiliation as printed

    Institute MINES-Telecom, Paris, France

    ARMEDIA-SAMOVAR - ARMEDIA (TELECOM Sudparis 9 rue Charles Fourier 91011 EVRY - France)

    IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris (Route de Saclay, 91120 Palaiseau Cedex, France - France)

11. Aljoša Smolić

    Trinity College Dublin

    Affiliation as printed

    Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Trinity College Dublin (College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland - Ireland)