Game Development for Virtual Reality

---

Semester:	SS 2025
Type:	Practical
Lecturer:	Prof. Dr. Torsten Wolfgang Kuhlen Daniel Rupp, M.Sc. Jens Koenen
Credits:	PT 4 (SWS) or 7 ECTS credits
Contact:	lehre@vr.rwth-aachen.de

The goal of this practical course is to gain hands-on experience in the design and implementation of VR interfaces. In groups of three students, a VR game with innovative interaction methods will be developed. To put the focus on interaction and game design, the Unreal Engine 4 will be used as the base for all projects.
We have 12 lab places.

Language:

English

Prerequisites:

• Completed Bachelor’s degree
• Advanced knowledge in object-oriented programming
• Knowledge of the lectures Virtual Reality (I or II or both), Introduction to Computer Graphics, and Designing Interactive Systems (or comparable) is beneficial
• Knowledge of the Unreal Game Engine, 3D modelling and C++ is beneficial

Materials:

• You will develop VR applications with the Unreal Game Engine and C++, and do version management using git.
• For the development, Windows workstations will be available during the lab.
• To work on the Unreal project outside of the lab times, it is recommended to use a Windows workstation. Mac and Linux workstations might work as well, however, no support for setting up the software is provided in this case.

Literature and Preparatory Material:

• LaViola Jr, Joseph J., Ernst Kruijff, Ryan P. McMahan, Doug Bowman, and Ivan P. Poupyrev. 3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2017.
• https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Resources/index.html
• http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/