Gibson ‘Feelie’ Object Files
I’ve created a OBJ and STL repository of printable / renderable versions of Gibson’s ‘feelies’ haptic dataset. Go have a look and let me know if you download and/or use them.
Temporal Integration at Extremely Low Contrast
Gabe Diaz’ thesis from 2004. The goal of this research is to investigate the relationship between the abil- ity to recognize objects at very low contrasts and the duration for which they are presented. Empirical evidence suggests… Read More
Specularity and Shape from Line Drawings
Indications of shape via specularity in line drawings. PDF here: Mazzarella2014
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
Some historical stuff – Functional Imaging before Functional Imaging
Torello, M. W., Phillips, T., Hunter, W. W., Jr. & Csuri, C. A. Combinational Imaging. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 4, 274–293 (1987). PDF Volumetric brain oblique. Rendered on a Pixar Image Computer, circa 1987. This is a schizophrenic… Read More