[AG-TECH] RE: SIGGRAPH Chapter Seminar over AG: Nick Holliman 14th Dec "Binocular Imaging Projects"

[Martin Turner]

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Nick Holliman 
"Binocular Imaging Projects in the Durham Visualization Laboratory" 

14th December 2007, 2-3pm Room 1.10 GMT, Kilburn Building The University of Manchester UK

Human binocular vision creates the sensation of stereopsis providing us with advantages in interpreting the spatial structure of the real world. The introduction of a growing number of electronic displays capable of presenting an artificial binocular stimulus creates significant new challenges for visualization scientists. These include how to ensure binocular images are always comfortable to view and in what ways the stereoscopic perceived depth effect can be used to convey useful information within a visualization. I will describe current inter-disciplinary research projects at the Durham Visualization Laboratory in binocular imaging, including; collaborations with psychologists to investigate the response of the eye to artificial binocular stimulus, projects with display manufacturers to empirically evaluate display performance, the development of new algorithms for stereoscopic rendering in computer science and conclude by showing stereoscopic images and movies from recent collaborative visualization projects with cosmologists, astronomers, earth scientists and fine artists.

Part of the ACM SIGGRAPH University of Manchester Professional Chapter Seminar Series: http://manchester.siggraph.org 
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