The psychology of multimedia: principles of perception and cognition

This tutorial is designed to provide HCI professionals with (I) knowledge about the principles of perception and cognition underlying computer-based multimedia systems and (2) skill at applying those principles. The tutorial covers basic and applied visual perception and cognition, including reading (for text displays); color perception, object perception and recognition, depth perception in two-dimensional displays (for graphics), and the perception of motion (for animation and video). High level auditory perception is also covered, focusing on music and speech perception. The tutorial also addresses issues in the application of the perceptual and cognitive principles for the design of multimedia systems. The final part of the tutorial provides practice in applying the perceptual and cognitive principles to multimedia design.