Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

We perceive and interpret the world around us using our senses. The same senses can also be deceived, often because we expect the world to look, sound or feel as we have been used to. Students who complete this module should be able to design systems that take advantage of the sensitivities and insensitivities of the human senses.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the course module will obtain the following qualifications:

• Must have knowledge of the basic physiology of the human senses (vision, hearing, touch and vestibular)
• Must have knowledge about the sensitivity and limitations of the human senses (vision, hearing, touch and vestibular)
• Must have knowledge about the basic principles of neural function and communication: neural firing; receptive fields and after effects
• Must be able to understand how objects and scenes are perceived
• Must be able to understand attention theories
• Must be able to understand motion perception theories
• Must be able to understand frequency, amplitude, pitch, loudness and timbre of a sound
• Must be able to understand basic theories of auditory scene analysis
• Must be able to understand masking effects
• Must be able to understand Gestalt theories

Skills

Students who complete the course module will obtain the following qualifications:

• Must be able to apply a list of constraints with regards to human sensitivity when designing a medialogy application; limits of audibility and visibility; latency vs. reaction time etc.
• Must be able to apply knowledge of sensitivity when assigning computational resources in the design of digital media applications

Competences

Students who complete the course module will obtain the following qualifications:

• Must be able to apply general theories on perception to concrete phenomenon and situations
• Must be able to apply current knowledge on human perception in the evaluation of systems, reflecting on what users can and cannot perceive
• Must be able to apply theories on human perception and attention in designs that take the human user into account

Type of instruction

Refer to the overview of instruction types listed in the start of chapter 3. The types of instruction for this course are decided in accordance with the current Framework Provisions and directions are decided and given by the Study Board for Media Technology.

Exam

Exams