Aplikacija za vizualizaciju stanja mrežne poveznice s podrškom za prikaz na platformi Oculus Rift

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Application for the vizualization of network link state with support for display on the Oculus Rift platform
• Author: Sara Vlahović
• Mentor: Lea Skorin-Kapov (mentor)
• Committee member: Lea Skorin-Kapov (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Mirko Sužnjević (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivan Slivar (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2016-09-08, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Computing
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Electrical Engineering

Abstract

U ovom radu analizirane su mane tradicionalnih metoda učenja u odnosu na metode učenja
osnovane na elementima igara. Objašnjeni su koncepti gamifikacije i učenja baziranog na
igrama. S ciljem olakšavanja učenja studentima kolegija Komunikacijske mreže
napravljeno je idejno rješenje u kojemu je razrađen koncept i osmišljen dizajn obrazovne
aplikacije za vizualizaciju stanja mrežne poveznice. Objašnjene su karakteristike slojevitih
mrežnih arhitektura, a osobito TCP/IP referentnog modela na kojem se bazira aplikacija.

Pomoću razvojnog okruženja Unity implementiran je prototip obrazovne aplikacije,
prilagođen platformi Oculus Rift. Kako bi studentu približila apstraktan koncept
informacija koje putuju slojevima interneta, izrađena je trodimenzionalna interaktivna
vizualizacija inspirirana prijevozom poštanskih paketa. Aplikacija omogućava korisniku
orijentaciju i kretanje na tri scene koje predstavljaju vizualni prikaz tri različita sloja mreže
te pregled podataka o pojedinačnim jedinicama podataka, prikazanim kao fizički paketi
koji putuju na pokretnim trakama između različitih adresa.

Abstract (english)

This thesis analyzes the disadvantages of traditional learning methods in respect to learning methods based on the elements of games. It explains the concepts of gamification and game-based learning. To facilitate learning to students of the Communication Networks course at FER, the preliminary design has been made, including the concept and design o an educational application for the visualization of network link state. The characteristics of a layered network architecture have been explained, especially the TCP/IP reference model on which the application is based.

Using the Unity development environment, a prototype of the educational
application has been implemented, tailored to the Oculus Rift platform. In order to explain
to students the abstract concept of information traveling through the layers of the Internet, a three-dimensional interactive visualization inspired by the transportation of postalpackages is presented. The application allows the user orientation and movement within three scenes and gives a visual representation of three different network layers and
information about individual units of data, represented as physical packets that travel on
conveyor belts between different addresses.

• Keywords: učenje bazirano na igrama; TCP/IP model; Unity; Oculus Rift
• Keywords (english): game-based learning; TCP/IP model; Unity; Oculus Rift
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:168:289812
• Study programme: Title: Computing; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/ prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) inženjer/inženjerka računarstva (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/ prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) inženjer/inženjerka računarstva)
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• Created on: 2018-02-06 14:21:37