A Pedagogy of Creative Thinking based on Sonification of Visual Structures and Visualization of Aural Structures
Author(s) -
Eric Somers
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
electronic workshops in computing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
ISSN - 1477-9358
DOI - 10.14236/ewic/ad1998.27
Subject(s) - sonification , copying , visualization , semiotics , computer science , perception , human–computer interaction , domain (mathematical analysis) , composition (language) , visual thinking , multimedia , psychology , cognitive science , mathematics education , artificial intelligence , art , linguistics , mathematical analysis , philosophy , mathematics , literature , neuroscience , political science , law
This paper describes two related pedagogies for design education - one for teaching visual design and the other for teaching sound composition - in which the symbols and organizational principles of aural experience are transformed to the visual domain and vice versa. The purpose of the pedagogies is to develop in the student the ability to visualize and auralize from direct observation as an alternative to copying and modifying existing designs. The paper begins with a discussion of visual and aural perception and their relationship to thinking and imagination. The author then describes the use of semiotic transformation in teaching courses in sound composition and visual design.
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