PSYCH 3420 - Human Perception: Application to Computer Graphics, Art, and Visual Display

(crosslisted) COGST 3420, VISST 3342
(KCM-AS, ETM-AS)

Spring. 3-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

Recommended prerequisite: PSYCH 2050 . Co-meets with PSYCH 6420. Four credit option is by permission of instructor and involves a project or term paper.

D.J. Field.

Our present technology allows us to transmit and display information through a variety of media. To make the most of these media channels, it is important to consider the limitations and abilities of the human observer. The course considers a number of applied aspects of human perception with an emphasis on the display of visual information. Topics include “three-dimensional” display systems, color theory, spatial and temporal limitations of the visual systems, attempts at subliminal communication, and “visual” effects in film and television.