PSYC 579 – Schedule of Topics

 

Date

Topic

Jan 09

Jan 11

0.1. Introduction

0.2. Interaction of Vision Science and Visual Design

Section I. Basic Aspects

Jan 16

Jan 18

1.1. Lightness and Brightness Perception

1.2. Drawings and Diagrams

Jan 23

Jan 25

2.1. Color Perception

2.2. Maps / Geovisualization

Jan 30

Feb 01

3.1. Texture Perception; Ensemble Coding

3.2. Statistical Graphics

Feb 06

Feb 08

4.1. Motion Perception

4.2. Depiction of Motion; Animation

Feb 13

Feb 15

5.1. Preattentive Vision; Salience

5.2. Information Visualization

Feb 20

Feb 22

<Midterm break - no classes>

Section II. Structural Aspects

Feb 27

Mar 01

6.1. Perceptual Organization

6.2. Graphic Design; Graphical User Interfaces

Mar 06

Mar 08

7.1. Object Perception; Shape

7.2. Cartoons & Comics; Icons

Mar 13

Mar 15

8.1. Visual Attention

8.2. Glyphs; Encodings

Section III. Dynamic & Interactive Aspects

Mar 20

Mar 22

9.1. Movement Perception; Event Perception

9.2. Depiction of Time and Movement

Mar 27

Mar 29

10.1. Scene Perception

10.2. Sequential and Concurrent Displays

Apr 03

Apr 05

11.1. Perception and Memory of Space

11.2. Navigation of Information Spaces

 

 

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