Specularity and Shape from Line Drawings

Indications of shape via specularity in line drawings. PDF here: Mazzarella2014
Volumes

Doing a little work on a fluid-flow project with some folks here- Wrote a volume renderer for it, basically re-visiting work I did in 1986 at The OSU CGRG, which eventually was applied to stuff we did with the volume… Read More
On Labradoodles and Fried Chicken

(21 March – Updated with more images…) I recently saw a post on twitter from @teenybiscuit, subsequently picked up by NPR here . You’ve probably seen it, dogs, muffins and a whole bunch of other things that look… Read More
My eyes!

OK, just sort of messing around while making some stimuli for this experiment. I’m as creeped out as you are. I promise.
Gießen and the Virgin

Some early experiment data with the Veiled Virgin. I could explain it, but it would give away the study before we even started. So, you’ll have to just do your best to figure out what is going on for now…. Read More
Visual & Haptic Geometry of 3D Shape Discrimination

Phillips, F., O’Donnell, E. & Kernis, N. Visual and haptic geometry of 3D shape discrimination. Journal of Vision 15, 866–866 (2015). PDF Some preliminary work on ‘where you look when you’re trying to discriminate 3D objects.’ Turns out, it’s… Read More