Introduction into the psychology of perception and the design of usable visualisations

This lecture will give an introduction into human perception and the design of usable visualisations. The psychologiy of perception can provide necessary theoretical and empirical results to inform the design of visualisations. Theories of perception will be discussed and guidelines for design will be presented. In the lecture, practical applications will be discussed that clarify the application of results of psychological research in the area of visualisation. The lecture will focus on the visualisation of abstract data.

The lecture will not take place on 9.5.2019

ECTS Breakdown: 3 ECTS=75 hours

26 hours lecture

2 hours exam

47 hours preparation for the exam

There will be a written test at the end of the semester. The duration of the test is 90 minutes. Lecture notes or other material may not be used.

Language: English

Ebert, A., Dix, A., Gershon, N., Pohl, M. (2011) Human Aspects of Visualization: Second IPIP WG 13.7. Workshop on Human-Computer Interaction and Visualization, HCIV (INTERACT 2009), Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer

Ware, C. (2008) Visual Thinking: For Design. Morgan Kauffmann Series in Interactive Technologies

Ward, M.O., Grinstein, G., Keim, D. (2015) Interactive Data Visualization. Foundations, Techniques, Applications. Apple Academic Press Inc.