The following contains currently open thesis topics in our areas of research. If you are interested in a topic or have a thesis idea of your own that might fit our research interests, please contact us directly.
Create a cloud gaming engine, consisting of a server part that runs all the game logic and a client part that downloads all assets, textures, and that receives rendering commands from the server.
If you are interested in this topic or for more information please contact Prof. Helmut Hlavacs (…
You are the captain of a battlecruiser in an epic space battle. You are hopelessly outnumbered by the enemy fleet and have to manage the resources of your cruiser. Resources include offensive (small fighters, canons, limited number of rockets, …) and defensive (deflector shields, repair crews and…
Player sits in a chair (with motors?), in VR he sits in a space fighter cockpit and can steer the fighter. The visor shows the space through a virtual window, and tactical information. Player can jump from system to system through portals. In each system the player can get a new quest, fight, mine…
Color blind viewers can often not distinguish between e.g. red and green. Create an image filter based on Vulkan Compute Shaders that takes in a rendered image and outputs an altered image where these colors that cannot be distinguished have been changed into one that can be better identified. At…
Create a simulator that can take as an input a dynamic scene from a soccer/football game, and use Monte Carlo Tree Search and simulation to propose game play actions that lead to a goal or prevent a goal.
If you are interested in this topic or for more information please contact Prof. Helmut…
For modelling feet, implement stiff soft bodies, which can deform a little bit, but may exert force like a rigid body.
If you are interested in this topic or for more information please contact Prof. Helmut Hlavacs (helmut.hlavacs@univie.ac.at).
Create an interface designer for Imgui that produces valid Vulkan code.
If you are interested in this topic or for more information please contact Prof. Helmut Hlavacs (helmut.hlavacs@univie.ac.at).
Create a simulation in a game engine (Godot) that lets you land a rocket in orbit safely on the earth’s surface, just like SpaceX. Use a physics engine like the Vienna Physics Engine, create a model of the rocket and vectored thrust, fuel volume and mass, atmospheric drag, mass and inertia, force,…
Body parts are usually modelled with rigging and bone animation. However, skin is usually not folded realistically, and muscles deform when moved. Create an arm/leg model using bones, muscles and a skin model that realistically folds skin and stretches muscles when the limb joints are bent. You can…
