[visionlist] [cvnet] Trying to demonstrate stereoscopic vision remotely

Sat Mar 21 12:47:23 -04 2020

A quick note on having students make their own stereo pairs with a
cell-phone camera. They often find moving the camera just enough (and not
too much) a challenge at first.

 The instruction to put weight on one foot -  take one photo - shift weight
to the other foot - take the second photo is easy to follow and leads to
just the right IOD offset for most students.

 - Jeff

Jeff B. Pelz, Wiedman Professor
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On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 12:24 PM David Peterzell via cvnet <
cvnet at lawton.ewind.com> wrote:

> In addition to showing them Christopher Tyler’s Stereogram (using Magic
> Eye examples), I do my best to teach them to free fuse. If that goes well
> with a few of them, then I teach them how to make their own stereo photos
> using the cameras on their smart phones.  1. Have your subject hold still.
>  2. Take a photo.  3. Take a second photo with the camera moved just a
> couple inches to the left or right, still centered on the subject.  4. Put
> the photos in something like PowerPoint. 5. Crop and realign the photos as
> needed (crossed or uncrossed). 6. View  This isn’t for everyone, and some
> people get headaches.  But I’ve had many students have a blast with this
> once they learn this. It has always seemed to me to be a good way to teach
> about stereoscopic vision and the construction of binocular depth
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> Here are just a few of my own examples, all made on the spot with an
> iPhone.  These sets are made for crossed not uncrossed viewing.  If they
> appear small, click on them to open them.  Who can find the Serbian vision
> scientists?
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> *David Henry Peterzell, Ph.D., Ph.D.--Professor, John F.
> Kennedy University, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, College
> of Psychology--Visiting Scholar, University of California, Vision Science
> Program, School of Optometry*
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> On Mar 20, 2020, at 9:50 PM, Christopher Tyler via cvnet <
> cvnet at lawton.ewind.com> wrote:
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> You could try autostereograms, such as the examples on my Scholarpedia
> page <http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Autostereogram>.  Not everyone
> can get them, but they're pretty effective for those who can.
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> All the best,
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> On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 9:35 PM Lester Loschky <loschky at ksu.edu> wrote:
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>> Hi Everybody,
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>> If you teach Sensation and Perception, and are currently preparing to
>> teach it remotely, you may have the same question I have: how can you
>> demonstrate stereovision remotely?
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>> As preface, the following are methods I have used in in-person classes to
>> demonstrate stereo vision:
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>>    1. an actual stereoscope and example stereoimages to share with
>>    students (including the classic Julesz square tile random-dot-stereogram
>>    image)
>>    2. example stereoscopic lenticular lens images to share with students
>>    3. red/green anaglyph images with sets of cardboard & plastic
>>    red/green anaglyph glasses
>>    4. Google Cardboard plus cell phone to share with students
>>    5. random dot autosterographic images
>>    6. touching two pen tips together using two eyes versus one eye
>>    7. learning about crossed vs. uncrossed disparity using two fingers
>>    at different distances
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>> Unfortunately, my students don't uniformly have access to the apparatuses
>> required for 1-4 above.
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>> Re. # 3 (red/green anaglyph images), I've thought of having students
>> order a single pair of red/green anaglyph glasses online.  However, it
>> appears that the cardboard and plastic ones can only be purchased in bulk.
>> (I guess they're too cheap to sell individually.)  They also might not
>> arrive in time, but students could still enjoy them once they get them.
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>> Re. #4 (Google Cardboard), I recall getting a free Google Cardboard from
>> the NYTimes several years ago.  However, they are now no cheaper than $5
>> (Irisu, of India), and likely wouldn't arrive in time.
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>> Regarding option #5 (random-dot autostereograms), I have found that since
>> seeing random dot autostereographic images in depth requires perceptual
>> learning, a large proportion of students don't manage to learn (within the
>> short time period given in a single class period).  (Of course, many
>> students may have a lot of time on their hands now, so they might keep at
>> it long enough to learn to perceive them.  But there will definitely be a
>> good proportion of students who don't try long enough to learn, and so
>> don't get it.)
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>> #6 (touching two pen tips together) is definitely something that can be
>> done remotely.  However, it doesn't have the "Wow!" factor of other
>> demonstrations.  It is more of an "oh, really..." experience to realize how
>> much worse you are with one eye than two.
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>> #7 (using two fingers at different distances to teach crossed vs.
>> uncrossed disparity) can definitely be done remotely.  It is very
>> educational, but again does not have the "Wow" factor.
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>> There is also the finger "hot dog" illusion, which can be done remotely.
>> It is interesting, but quite different from all of the others in that
>> stereoscopic depth perception is not involved.
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>> For the related phenomenon of motion parallax, "wiggle vision" is a very
>> nice demonstration:
>> http://www.well.com/user/jimg/stereo/stereo_gate.html
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>> https://www.3dwiggle.com/2016/06/28/5-wigglegrams-you-need-to-see-before-you-die/
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>> Of course, depth perception from motion parallax is importantly
>> theoretically related to stereoscopic vision (both involve two different
>> images from two different views, one seen over time (and only needing one
>> eye)--motion parallax--and the other seen simultaneously (and requiring two
>> eyes)--stereovision).  But it is not the same as stereoscopic vision, so is
>> a separate but related issue.
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>> For the related phenomenon of binocular disparity, there is the famous
>> "hole in your hand" illusion using a cardboard paper towel roll.  If
>> students have a spare cardboard paper towel roll, they can do this
>> remotely.  But, again, it is a theoretically related but separate issue.
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>> Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
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>> Best wishes,
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>> Les
>> --
>> Lester Loschky
>> Professor
>> Associate Director, Cognitive and Neurobiological Approaches to
>> Plasticity Center
>> Department of Psychological Sciences
>> 471 Bluemont Hall
>> 1114 Mid-Campus Dr North
>> Kansas State University
>> Manhattan, KS  66506-5302
>> email: loschky at ksu.edu
>> research page: https://www.k-state.edu/psych/research/loschkylester.html
>> lab page: http://www.k-state.edu/psych/vcl/index.html
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