Re: [photo-3d] Hyper active

[Gabriel Jacob <3-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Rupkalvis writes:
>With the hyperstereo viewing device, it is the two inboard mirrors that are
>spaced such that their optical centerlines are about 65mm apart.  The
>outboard mirrors are spaced much further apart, the optical centerline
>distance determining the hyperstereo base.  Otherwise, the configuration is
>the same as that of a camera image splitter.
>
>The results when looking at the images as seen through the center pair of
>mirrors can be quite fascinating.  This is especially true with wider stereo
>bases and more distant subjects, because when something is so far away that
>there is little depth perception with the unaided eyes, it is possible to
>make the depth impression quite exaggerated, which in some cases is quite
>startling.

This past summer, Harold Baize posted about a giant hyper
stereo viewer, that was constructed at the Burning Man festival.
The web link he mentioned has a fascinating report (with pics) on it.
http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/cassidy/tele/

Gabriel