Re: John!!!

[P3D Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

> William Carter writes:
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>Also, I would fill the audience with non-stereo types. I'd want the 98 pound 
>weakling eye muscles, not the Charles Atlas eye muscles found on stereo 
>types (or am I stereotyping?)
>

This is an interesting thread. I await the results of further experiments.

The problem with using *non-stereo* types in the audience is that their
evaluations are far less likely to have meaningful resluts. Especially where
the effects are extremely subtle. I would want a room full of experienced
3Ders who will know what to look for and avidly discuss or argue the results
based on experience.

The use of a spherically shaped object is a good idea, especially since you
will use swapped left and right images. However, the sperical shape is
easily imagined due to it's extreme familiarity. How about using a range of
shapes and textures which will take the viewers into non-guessable depth
relationships? 

For example, the use of flat strips of different textured colors arranged
close together either vertically or horizontally. Some of the colors would
be set at depths different than other colors. The object would be to
determine whether one color is in front of another color. You could have
some pairs where all strips are at the same depth and others where the depth
factor is exagerated. The real test would be whether or not the ones with
exagerated depth appear to have depth. 

Larry Berlin

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