Re: stereovision question

[P3D Jim Crowell <crowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:22 PM 4/8/96, P3D wrote:
>
>>From Kandel:
>
>"although perceptionof spatial depth is possible with purely monocular
>cues, such as motion parallax, perspective, texture gradients, and size,
>binocular vision creates a totally new visual dimension--_stereopsis_.
>Stereopsis allows us to perceive a three-dimensional object in spatial
>depth, an aspect of perception that would be possible wth monocular vision"
>

Actually, if you present someone with a (monocular) motion
parallax display in which the parallax is linked to side-to-side
head motion of the subject, the sensation is supposedly very
similar to stereo.


-Jim C.


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