Date of Award
8-2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Psychological Science
Program
Psychological Science (MS)
First Advisor/Chairperson
Mounia Ziat
Abstract
This thesis gives three examples of projects that apply knowledge from areas such as human centered design, computer science, and psychology to study sensation and perception. All three of these projects were created to gather information on how humans interact with their surrounding environment and the world. For instance the first area of discovery included the way humans interact within their perceptual and personal space through an interactive table. The second project looks at exploring the neural mechanisms that affect Haptic Hallucinations by creating a device that can give the feeling of bugs crawling on or below the surface of the skin. The final study is an experiment, which looks to study tactile spatial acuity through laser cut stimuli and recording movements of exploration.
Recommended Citation
Fancher, Jonathan T., "HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN APPLIED TO PERCEPTUAL PARADIGMS" (2014). All NMU Master's Theses. 25.
https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/25
Access Type
Open Access
Included in
Cognition and Perception Commons, Industrial and Product Design Commons, Theory and Philosophy Commons