PSYCH 3420 Human Perception: Applications to Computer Graphics, Art, and Visual Display (also COGST 3420, PSYCH 6420, VISST 3342)
Fall. 3 or 4 credits; 4-credit option involves term paper. Highly recommended: PSYCH 2050. Graduate students, see PSYCH 6420. 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.