You are required to write a report discussingthe applications of Virtual Reality technology.
You can choose one of the following titles
as the topic of this assignment.
“Is it possible to draw a valid distinction between 3D games and VR Simulations? How have advances in each of these areas gone on to influence the development of the other?”
“Is VR technology a useful tool to help Archaeologists and Historians explain heritage to the general public?”
“What evidence is there to suggest that VR technology can improve the health and wellbeing of society?”
“VR training is no more effective than traditional methods. Discuss.”
School of Science and Technology
COURSEWORK ASSESSMENT ELEMENT
MODULE CODE : ITEC30141
MODULE TITLE : Multimedia Portfolio & Virtual Reality
MODULE LEADER : James Lewis
TUTOR(S) : Tim Randall & Simon Schofield
COMPONENT : 2 of 3
TITLE : Report on the application of VR technology
LEARNING OUTCOMES
ASSESSED : K5, K6 & S5
WEIGHTING : 25% of the overall module mark
DISTRIBUTION
DATE : Mon 28th Jan 2013
SUBMISSION
METHOD : via NOW Dropbox
NOTE : The usual University penalties apply for late submission and plagiarism. Please consult your student handbook for further details.
I. Assessment Requirements
You are required to produce a 2000 – 3000 word report discussing
VR technology and its application.
Guidelines:
(a) The report should be a discussion of Virtual Reality with reference to at least two specific case studies.
Use of figures is encouraged, but they must be discussed in the text.
(b) Reports should be presented typed, using 11pt. font on A4 paper. Diagrams may be included with the text, or presented at the end of the report. The report is expected to be 2000 words long, however where the quality of the discussion & analysis warrants, it may extend to 3000 words. All figures and tables must be numbered and referred to in the main text. A dropbox will be set up & You MUST submit via NOW
(c) References:
It is expected that the background material for your report will be obtained via a literature review. All sources of information must be clearly referenced within the text following Harvard style.
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/llr/document_uploads/66061.pdf
(d) Use of the internet: The www is a valuable source of information and there are many good sites dealing with this subject. However, reference to a web pages alone should not be the main bibliometric source. This is because web pages are a transient source of information– i.e. a web site could…





