Article 2021

Mental Imagery for Multisensory Designers: Insights for Non-visual Design Cognition

Authors

Maciel, Ingrid Monteiro

Felicio, Guilherme

da Silva, Edmar Thomaz

Villani, Emília

Krus, Petter

Pereira, Luciana

Smart Innovation Systems and Technologies , vol. 221 , pp. 109-118

ISSN: 21903018

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0041-8_10

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Abstract

© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.How do people with visual impairment see the world? In this literature review based on cognitive sciences findings, we have analyzed the main concepts used in the human brain’s cognitive processes to represent our perception of the surrounding environment. One of these concepts is mental imagery, which resembles perceptual experience without external sensory stimulation. This concept plays a central role in multisensory design cognition. It can help us understand the designer’s cognition process, design better systems for people with disabilities, and open opportunities for multisensory design teams.

Keywords

Design cognition Mental imagery Multisensory design People with visual impairment Universal design

Decision Sciences (all) (DECI) Computer Science (all) (COMP)

Emilia Villani

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