Research
Visualization
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Visual World
Ongoing research at MRU considers the fundamental aspects of our visual world, as shown by direct or computer-mediated exposure to landscape. The specific directions of research are the following:
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Unveiling of motion parallax effects in contextual landscape elements;
- "Reveal-type" effects caused by conditions of differential optic flow;
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Motion parallax is a noticeable
feature of our surrounding visual world
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The foreground feature is
progressively revealed by the differentially-moving far background
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Foreground motion is faster than background motion, as the hill becomes a visual pivot
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| Reveal effect: camera is initially pointing vertically, down, while terrain slides in orthogonal motion | While advancing, the camera tilts slowly upward, creating a progressive reveal of the landscape towards the horizon; |
Camera points in the direction of motion, achieving again a standard configuration.
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