Depth Perception: Motion Parallax & Stereoscopic Vision

This lecture covers the concept of depth perception, focusing on motion parallax and stereoscopic vision. It explains the key monocular and binocular cues for perceiving depth, including oculomotor and visual cues. The effectiveness of depth cues is discussed, along with an overview of stereoscopic delivery methods such as anaglyph, polarized glasses, and shutter glasses. The importance of motion parallax in virtual reality (VR) environments is highlighted, emphasizing the role of viewpoint tracking. The lecture concludes by comparing stereopsis and motion parallax as means of achieving depth perception, noting the computational cost difference between the two approaches.