An edition of Visual intelligence (1998)

Visual intelligence

how we create what we see

1st ed.
  • 0 Ratings
  • 7 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 0 Ratings
  • 7 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

Buy this book

Last edited by MARC Bot
July 17, 2024 | History
An edition of Visual intelligence (1998)

Visual intelligence

how we create what we see

1st ed.
  • 0 Ratings
  • 7 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

"In an informal style replete with illustrations, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman presents the compelling scientific evidence for vision's constructive powers, and in so doing he unveils a grammar of vision - a set of rules that govern our perception of line, color, form, depth, and motion.

Hoffman also describes the loss of these constructive powers in patients who have suffered devastating impairments: the artist who can no longer see or dream in color; the woman who, having lost her perception of motion, can no longer cross the street. Finally, Hoffman explores the spinoff of visual intelligence in the arts and technology from the dynamics of film special effects to the visual worlds of virtual reality."--BOOK JACKET.

Publish Date
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Language
English
Pages
294

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: Visual intelligence
Visual intelligence: how we create what we see
1998, W.W. Norton
in English - 1st ed.

Add another edition?

Book Details


Table of Contents

A creative genius for vision
Inflating an artist's sketch
The invisible surface that glows
Spontaneous morphing
The day color drained away
When the world stopped moving
The feel of a phantom
Peeking behind the icons
Epilogue

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-276) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
152.14
Library of Congress
BF241 .H56 1998, BF241.H56 1998, BF 241 H56 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 294 p.
Number of pages
294
Dimensions
25 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL347082M
Internet Archive
visualintelligen00hoff
ISBN 10
0393046699
ISBN 13
9780393046694
LCCN
98006181
OCLC/WorldCat
38542585
Library Thing
25325
Goodreads
2121761

Work Description

In an informal style replete with illustrations, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman presents the compelling scientific evidence for vision's constructive powers, and in so doing he unveils a grammar of vision - a set of rules that govern our perception of line, color, form, depth, and motion. Hoffman also describes the loss of these constructive powers in patients who have suffered devastating impairments: the artist who can no longer see or dream in color; the woman who, having lost her perception of motion, can no longer cross the street. Finally, Hoffman explores the spinoff of visual intelligence in the arts and technology from the dynamics of film special effects to the visual worlds of virtual reality. - Jacket.

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
July 17, 2024 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
March 7, 2023 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
January 17, 2023 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
November 28, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from Scriblio MARC record