Course Schedule

May be subject to change
Date Topic Reading Assignments
T 3/30 Intro Lab 1 Groups / Course Description / Final Project Ideas / Sensory Perception – Data-driven experiences
F 4/2 Sensory Perception – Data-driven experiences cont. / Physiology of the Auditory Pathway / Perception 1 - Loudness / Masking / Intro to building sounds in Matlab and Python / Intro to Game Salad Moore Ch 1-2 Lab 1 Assigned
T 4/6 Physiology of the Auditory Pathway / Perception 1 - Loudness / Masking
F 4/9 Lab 1 Game Play (Pong) / Perception 1 - Loudness / Masking cont. Moore Ch 3-4 Lab 1 Due, Lab 2 Assigned
T 4/13 Perception 2 – Loudness / Temporal Processing
F 4/16 Perception 2 – Loudness / Temporal Processing cont. Lab 2A Due
T 4/20 Lab 2 Game Play (controller) / Neuroplasticity Lab 2B Due, Lab 3 Assigned
F 4/23 Neuroplasticity / Auditory Scene Analysis Essay Set 1 Due
T 4/27 Neuroplasticity / Auditory Scene Analysis
F 4/30 Lab 3 Game Play (AR) / Spatial Audio Papers for debate Lab 3 Due, Lab 4 assigned
T 5/4 Spatial Hearing
F 5/7 Spatial Hearing / Head-Related Transfer Function
T 5/11 Lab 4 Game Play (biofeedback) / Pitch Perception Lab 4 Due, Lab 5 (Matlab / Python only) and Final Project assigned
F 5/14 In Class Debate - Neurogaming Regulatory Issues
T 5/18 Final Project Outlines / Music and Neuroscience / Creativity / Sensory Integration Lab 5 (Matlab / Python only) due
F 5/21 Final Project Working Session Essay Set 2 Due
T 5/25 Special Topics / Final Project Working Session
F 5/28 Final Project First Stage Demo Presentations Final Project Milestone due
T 6/1 Special Topics
F 6/4 Final Presentations – Virtual Sonic Synapse Arcade – Essay Set 3 due