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Pulfrich challenged and what else?


  • From: P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Pulfrich challenged and what else?
  • Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 10:28:48 -0400 (EDT)

John R. writes:

>You mention analogies - I'll attempt one. In the realm of "conventional"
>3D, there are two groups of people that are particularly prone to
>hostility toward the methods used: those who are "stereo blind", who are
>sometimes antagonistic to the whole idea of 3D and those who are unable to
>decouple their perception of size from degree of convergence - these people
>sometimes object strenuously to the use of hyperstereo because "it makes
>everything look small".

While I could accept the concept of "Pulfrich Challenged", I don't think
that the second is a valid group.  Can you expand on that?  (I know it has
been discussed in the past but I don't think we reached an agreement to
present this as a fact.)

-- George Themelis


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