In article <D0FBsK.Jxv at draco.nova.edu>, Michael Hucka <hucka at eecs.umich.edu> wri
tes:
>>This seems like a dumb question to have to ask, but I was unable to find a
>solid answer in the several psychology and vision texts that I have on hand.
>>What is the maximum range of distances over which binocular disparity alone
>can deliver reasonably accurate distance information?
>>I mean this for the case of a human viewing typical, natural scenes. Some
>old notes of mine say that 20 feet is the max distance for which stereopsis
>can be used, but I have no idea where this figure came from and would like to
>find better evidence.
>--
> Mike Hucka (michael.hucka at umich.edu)
> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
>A pigmy came out of the jungle near a grassland and asked what kind
of insects were those. He pointed to animals about a mile away. The
American with him told him they were buffaloes. The pigmy
became very afraid and went into the jungle again.
Distance and experience work together to produce perception.
A F84 pilot bailled out because he thought his fountain pen was
a space ship atttacking him.
Ron Blue
