Art, Optics, and Technologies of Illusion

3 credits · Undergraduate

On the basis of a wide range of technologies of vision such as camera obscura, stereoscopes, and virtual reality, this course focuses on the ways in which artistic methods and applied science have contributed to our changing understanding of perception. Ultimately, this course asks: what does it mean to “fool the eye”? CROSSLISTED: HSTC 3350.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion