P3-15: Perceived 3D Shape from Motion for Small and Large Perspective Changes

Studies of structure-from-motion have generally found that perceived depth from motion is not veridical and depends on speed. However, some recent studies have found that metric shape perception can be yielded by large perspective changes (Bingham and Lind, 2008 Perception & Psychophysics 70 524...

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Main Authors: Young Lim Lee, Jeffrey A Saunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-10-01
Series:i-Perception
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1068/if725
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description Studies of structure-from-motion have generally found that perceived depth from motion is not veridical and depends on speed. However, some recent studies have found that metric shape perception can be yielded by large perspective changes (Bingham and Lind, 2008 Perception & Psychophysics 70 524–540; Lee et al., 2008 Journal of Vision 8 (6) 759a). We investigated the accuracy of metric shape judgments for varied amounts of perspective change, and whether amount of perspective change modulates the speed dependence of structure-from-motion (SFM). SFM stimuli were views of rotating elliptical cylinders with varied depth-to-width ratios (0.5–1.5) and with different slants in depth (top face: 60°, 70°, or 80°). Objects were rotated around the normal axis by ±5°, 10°, 20°, or 45°. The rotation was sinusoidal with peak speed of 15 °/s, 20 °/s, or 25 °/s. We also tested a static-views control condition in which the same range of views was presented without continuous motion. We found that accuracy in the SFM conditions systemically increased with amount of change in perspective. With small perspective change, judgments showed overall underestimation of depth. Larger perspective change reduced these biases, and performance approached veridical. Judgments from static-views were much less accurate, indicating that the benefit from large perspective change is not due solely to the most extreme views. We found no effect of rotation speed even with small perspective change, contrary to expectations. Our results demonstrate that increasing perspective change can improve the accuracy of perceived 3D shape from motion, and that observers are capable of near-veridical metric judgments.
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spelling doaj.art-84fd252782764748acbb3f9955c0c50f2022-12-21T17:58:57ZengSAGE Publishingi-Perception2041-66952012-10-01310.1068/if72510.1068_if725P3-15: Perceived 3D Shape from Motion for Small and Large Perspective ChangesYoung Lim Lee0Jeffrey A SaundersUniversity of Hong Kong, Hong KongStudies of structure-from-motion have generally found that perceived depth from motion is not veridical and depends on speed. However, some recent studies have found that metric shape perception can be yielded by large perspective changes (Bingham and Lind, 2008 Perception & Psychophysics 70 524–540; Lee et al., 2008 Journal of Vision 8 (6) 759a). We investigated the accuracy of metric shape judgments for varied amounts of perspective change, and whether amount of perspective change modulates the speed dependence of structure-from-motion (SFM). SFM stimuli were views of rotating elliptical cylinders with varied depth-to-width ratios (0.5–1.5) and with different slants in depth (top face: 60°, 70°, or 80°). Objects were rotated around the normal axis by ±5°, 10°, 20°, or 45°. The rotation was sinusoidal with peak speed of 15 °/s, 20 °/s, or 25 °/s. We also tested a static-views control condition in which the same range of views was presented without continuous motion. We found that accuracy in the SFM conditions systemically increased with amount of change in perspective. With small perspective change, judgments showed overall underestimation of depth. Larger perspective change reduced these biases, and performance approached veridical. Judgments from static-views were much less accurate, indicating that the benefit from large perspective change is not due solely to the most extreme views. We found no effect of rotation speed even with small perspective change, contrary to expectations. Our results demonstrate that increasing perspective change can improve the accuracy of perceived 3D shape from motion, and that observers are capable of near-veridical metric judgments.https://doi.org/10.1068/if725
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