ID426 DESIGN, AESTHETICS AND TECHNOLOGY
| Course Code: | 1250426 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
A historical and critical overview of aesthetics from philosophical, artistic and design perspectives; examination of classical theories of art and perception; conceptual divergence and convergence of art and design across historical periods; investigation of how sensory experience, perception and aesthetic judgment are mediated by media and technological systems; discussion of sensation vs. perception and aesthetic vs. perceptual experience; focus on multisensory design İn industrial contexts; analysis of digital media, artificial İntelligence, immersive environments and İnteractive systems as tools, collaborators or cocreators in aesthetic production; case studies, workshops and design critiques leading to a final project on technologically mediated aesthetic experience.