I’ve written a small article about the usefulness of stereoscopy : « Does stereoscopy (S3D) matter ? »
« But what is really stereoscopy useful for ?
“To perceive depth (..) !”
Yeah true, but a one-eyed person can still perceive depth, so stereoscopy is not the only cue to achieve this. And in reality, stereoscopy is not always the best cue; (…)
Parallax, the apparent displacement of objects when you move, is another very important cue. (…)
Monoscopic cues (perspective, atmospheric artifacts (fog), relative sizes, occlusion, parallax, shadows), and stereoscopic cues (eye accomodation and convergence angle, disparity between left and right images) are all very important depth cues. »
Read the full article for more information.
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