Learn IT - Books tags perceptual

Sensory Linguistics: Language, perception and metaphor (Converging Evidence in Language and Communication Research)

John Benjamins Publishing, 2019

One of the most fundamental capacities of language is the ability to express what speakers see, hear, feel, taste, and smell. Sensory Linguistics is the interdisciplinary study of how language relates to the senses. This book deals with such foundational questions as: Which semiotic strategies do speakers use to express sensory...

GPU-Based Interactive Visualization Techniques (Mathematics and Visualization)

Springer, 2006

Graphics processing units (GPUs) have been revolutionizing the way computer graphics and visualization are practiced. Driven by the computer-games industry and its demand for efficient hardware support for 3D graphics, GPUs have dramatically increased in performance and functionality within only a few years. Although graphics hardware is primarily...

Information Dashboard Design : The Effective Visual Communication of Data

O'Reilly, 2006

Dashboards have become popular in recent years as uniquely powerful tools for communicating important information at a glance. Although dashboards are potentially powerful, this potential is rarely realized. The greatest display technology in the world won't solve this if you fail to use effective visual design. And if a...

Perception and Illusion: Historical Perspectives (Library of the History of Psychology Theories)

Springer, 2004

The phenomena most intimately involved with vision were those of
light. Indeed, the distinction between light and sight was not seriously
entertained until Kepler described the optical properties of the eye, early
in the seventeenth century. Before Kepler, vision was essential to optics,
and disorders of vision provided...

Game Invaders: The Theory and Understanding of Computer Games

John Wiley & Sons, 2012

Presenting a holistic and thoroughly practical investigation of the true nature of computer games that arms readers with a small yet powerful set of theories for developing unique approaches to understanding games. Game Invaders fully integrates genre theory, new media aesthetics, perceptual opportunities, and semiotics into a practical DIY...

Conceptual Blockbusting: A Guide to Better Ideas

Basic Books, 2001

James Adams's unique approach to generating ideas and solving problems has captivated, inspired, and guided thousands of people from all walks of life. Now, twenty-five years after its original publication, Conceptual Blockbusting has never been more relevant, powerful, or fresh. Integrating insights from the worlds of psychology,...

When Goliaths Clash: Managing Executive Conflict to Build a More Dynamic Organization

AMACOM, 2003

This powerful, original book shows senior managers how to effectively manage conflict. Based on Howard Guttman’s impressive consulting career and a ten-year survey of more than 300 executive teams—and packed with dozens of real-life examples from behind the doors of Johnson & Johnson, Coach, Campbell Soup, Motorola, Pfizer, and...

Use of Representations in Reasoning and Problem Solving: Analysis and Improvement (New Perspectives on Learning and Instruction)

Routledge, 2010

Within an increasingly multimedia focused society, the use of external representations in learning, teaching and communication has increased dramatically. Whether in the classroom, university or workplace, there is a growing requirement to use and interpret a large variety of external representational forms and tools for knowledge...

Ultimate Aptitude Tests: Assess Your Potential with Aptitude, Motivational and Personality Tests

Kogan Page, 2008

Recruitment, selection and assessment procedures sometimes make use of aptitude tests, which are designed to measure one’s potential for achievement.

The Ultimate...

Cognitive Penetrability and the Epistemic Role of Perception (Palgrave Innovations in Philosophy)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

This book is about the interweaving between cognitive penetrability and the epistemic role of the two stages of perception, namely early and late vision, in justifying perceptual beliefs. It examines the impact of the epistemic role of perception in defining cognitive penetrability and the relation between the epistemic role of...

Result Page: 5 4 3 2 1