Re: The 'Being there' effect

[P3D Michael Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> With glasses on, I can't get close enough to any viewer to allow it to
> dominate my FoV, and my peripheral vision is still seeing my actual
> surroundings.  Obviously, this detracts from the sense of "being there"
> (the "Peter Sellers effect"?).  With glasses off and depending on the
> viewer, the image just starts to dominate.  Peripheral vision still
> isn't involved in viewing the image, but it's no longer viewing the
> surroundings.

This explains why Holmes stereoscope viewers have the hood (other than
to get in the way of glasses)?

Mike K.


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